Posted by Fawteen on November 12, 2012 at 03:33:39 from (72.65.109.142):
In Reply to: OT---Am I a veteran? posted by JerryS on November 11, 2012 at 17:30:26:
You're a veteran, no question.
I'm retired from the Navy, 2/69 to 9/90. Like everybody else, I went were I was told to go, and did what I was told to do and did so honorably.
But, like you, I'm not comfortable about being praised or honored for it. I don't stand when vets are introduced nor attend the dinners nor march in parades.
In my mind it's claiming honors that belong to people that actually put their life on the line.
The Honor that belongs to them should not be diluted by rear echelon functionaries like me, and won't be in my case.
Just my opinion and my reaction. Anyone that put on the uniform and "signed the blank check" has an absolute right to respond to such situations in whatever way they're comfortable with.
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