{"id":149534,"date":"2023-11-09T10:32:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149534"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:42:11","slug":"thank-me-for-my-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149534","title":{"rendered":"Thank Me For My Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most young vets think it\u2019s time to retire \u2018Thank you for your service\u2019<\/h3>\n

By Jon Simkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Veterans Day is fast approaching, and with it comes a gathering storm of American civilian \u201cThank you for your service\u201d platitudes so relentless that they threaten the structural integrity of the very veteran eardrums receiving them.
\nFor many who have donned the uniform, the phrase elicits myriad awkward responses. Some vets have no response chambered and instead offer nonsensical replies like \u201cYou too,\u201d \u201cThanks for your support\u201d or \u201cThe son of man did not come to be served, but to serve,\u201d before launching into a \u201cStomp the Yard\u201d dance routine.<\/p>\n

And while authentic sentiment and genuine gratitude no doubt have merit, \u201cThank you for your service\u201d has lost its appeal to many who served in America\u2019s 21st-century wars.<\/p>\n

But precisely how much today\u2019s veterans shun the phrase has remained largely unquantified \u2014 at least until now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

I appreciate the thought and understand it’s well-meaning, but I’ve never been comfortable with the statement. I’ll just smile and change the subject when so greeted. I didn’t join to gain anyone’s gratitude and besides, the sentiment didn’t seem really directed at my Cold War experience- the lion’s share of my time in.<\/p>\n

It was here at TAH where I found my reply. I still smile and change the subject, but in my mind,<\/p>\n

“Want to thank a Veteran? Be an American worth fighting for.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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