I make a point out of stopping and saying "THANK YOU" to ANY Vet that I see. I'm retired and don't have to be on time for anything except for my funeral (I'm working on trying to be late for that, too
). You see, I remember my homecoming from Viet Nam. One of the girls that I used to date came up to me and asked if I enjoyed killing babies. Thank God my father was there and kept me from beating her to death. A week later one of the women that used to babysit for my parents for me came up and spit a hocker on me while I was in uniform. That time I had to keep him from killing her. Yeah, I remember being told in the American Legion that they didn't want me in their post--they said Viet Vets were losers, so beat it. Same thing in the VFW. And they wonder why I won't join their posts
. I still feel that way, 40 years later. Yeah, I remember coming home--That's why I'll go out of my way to the new vet (and old) and say "thank you for your service". I don't want them treated as I was.
God Bless our Vets (and all)
Goofy (old vet Bast**d)
