Thank You Veterans

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TIGER DEN

TIGER DEN

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This may be started somwhere , if so I didn't see it.

I would like to say from the bottom of my heart and soul , THANK YOU VETERANS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY
 
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TIGER DEN said:
This may be started somwhere , if so I didn't see it.

I would like to say from the bottom of my heart and soul , THANK YOU VETERANS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY
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I tried to thank my SDI @ Parris Island after I graduated... he told me:

"Don't thank me... Uncle Sam thanks me twice a month"
 
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CovVol said:
I tried to thank my SDI @ Parris Island after I graduated... he told me:

"Don't thank me... Uncle Sam thanks me twice a month"
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I dont send them a check so I hope my best wishes and gratitude are enough:salute:
 
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Sometimes I dont catch the sarcasm very quick cov so I would also like to say thank you to you . I just saw a commercial the other day during a sports show and several soldiers were getting off a plane and everyone that they came across was aplauding them . Very heartwarming and the way it should be . I really hate that we're at war but i'm also on the other hand proud of the integrity of the soldiers that i've met .
 
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It's not that I wasn't appreciative of the support when I was in, it was just another day at the office so-to-speak. Maybe it's because 10 years ago, generally speaking, folks just weren't aware of what our service members have to do to get things done. My SDI's quote didnt really make much sense for a couple of years. I didnt really think about it as any sort of sacrifice... and a good part of me still doesn't. In retrospect, I am very proud of experiencing the warrior culture that is the Marine Corps. I wouldn't trade even my worst day in the Corp for anything. Please don't thank me, I only sacrificed my time for 4 years... for which I was paid in moneys and any number of intangibles. Others have given and will continue to give far more than I have. I guess my service was my own thank you to those who gave all.
 
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CovVol said:
It's not that I wasn't appreciative of the support when I was in, it was just another day at the office so-to-speak. Maybe it's because 10 years ago, generally speaking, folks just weren't aware of what our service members have to do to get things done. My SDI's quote didnt really make much sense for a couple of years. I didnt really think about it as any sort of sacrifice... and a good part of me still doesn't. In retrospect, I am very proud of experiencing the warrior culture that is the Marine Corps. I wouldn't trade even my worst day in the Corp for anything. Please don't thank me, I only sacrificed my time for 4 years... for which I was paid in moneys and any number of intangibles. Others have given and will continue to give far more than I have. I guess my service was my own thank you to those who gave all.
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Ok , I wont thank you anymore and I think I understand your outlook , but from someone who hasn't served , my opinion of what the soldiers have done for this country and my family seems a little different than yours .

Money and intangibles to me are very different than gratitude , imo . If i'm off on this and if it offends you in any way then I apologize covvol .

I wish you continued success at whatever you do .
 
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TIGER DEN said:
Ok , I wont thank you anymore and I think I understand your outlook , but from someone who hasn't served , my opinion of what the soldiers have done for this country and my family seems a little different than yours .

Money and intangibles to me are very different than gratitude , imo . If i'm off on this and if it offends you in any way then I apologize covvol .

I wish you continued success at whatever you do .
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No offense taken Tiger... none at all. I dont speak for everyone... just me. I appreciate your appreciation. I have a very weird sense of sarcasm about this... I was paid yes but trust me when I say it wasnt very much. I think the first months pay I saw was somewhere around $600!!! It was more of an dark joke than anything else... that's why I say I was kidding. It's a serious joke though!!!! Hard to explain. In any case... I understand where your appreciation lies and it may fall on deaf ears sometimes (like mine :) ) but it helps alot with morale for lots of others. It's hard for me personally to accept thanks for a job that I did initially for Mom, apple pie, and the flag and after I spent a little time in it turned into me being there for my brothers. Does that make any sense whatsoever?
 
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CovVol said:
No offense taken Tiger... none at all. I dont speak for everyone... just me. I appreciate your appreciation. I have a very weird sense of sarcasm about this... I was paid yes but trust me when I say it wasnt very much. I think the first months pay I saw was somewhere around $600!!! It was more of an dark joke than anything else... that's why I say I was kidding. It's a serious joke though!!!! Hard to explain. In any case... I understand where your appreciation lies and it may fall on deaf ears sometimes (like mine :) ) but it helps alot with morale for lots of others. It's hard for me personally to accept thanks for a job that I did initially for Mom, apple pie, and the flag and after I spent a little time in it turned into me being there for my brothers. Does that make any sense whatsoever?
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Yes it does , and I can assure you there is no sarcasm on my part , only just good wishes and gratitude .:peace:
 
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