Gratitude. No explanation necessary…
That’s a great video, and good message.
Perfect.
Excellent link! We need more of this kind of thing. I’ve said thank you personally to military members before.
On a side note, thank you to all of the federal civilian employees that take the same oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States. A large number of them work to support military operations, and in other agencies that help to protect our nation.
Nice. My kids always get excited when they see our men in uniform. Their response, whether standing there, walking by, or driving by, is two thumbs up. I love it! The best part is the look on our soldiers’ faces. They need to know we care.
Thank you for posting the link. I will forward it to my friends and relatives.
I am fortunate that there is a USO here at the D/FW airport. So it’s a great place to take books, DVD’s, magazines and treats.
That’s an excellent idea!
Here’s a link to USO locations: http://www.uso.org/whoweare/findyourlocaluso/, and the main page: http://www.uso.org/.
I like this a lot!
Working in the airline business gave me the perfect opportunity to thank our men and women in uniform. Waiting for passengers to de-plane, I would thank them every time I saw one that flew with us.
It was boarding a plane once that I had an opportunity to say thank you. I saw three soldiers sitting in first class, so I thanked them for their service, and told them that I was glad to see them flying in first class where they deserved to be. I really felt that they appreciated hearing it.
I’ve gotten some embarrassing looks before but I’m chalking that up to catching them off guard.
I once had a supervisor come up to me on Veterans Day and thanked me for my service. I laughed. He stood there with the straightest face and said “No, I’m serious…Thank You.” I guess I kinda had that caught off guard look myself in that instance.
Excellent thread…especially this time of year when they can’t be with their families…
Semper Fi.
Great message. Excellent.
I honestly do that all the time with no hesitation, except when I am shooting up at Ft. Dix ironically (then it would be too much I think). We all should take the time.
In June I was in the Atlanta airport when a unit was was rotating back stateside and coming through the terminal. The entire airport stopped (restaurant patrons and employees, janitors, police, security, guests, everyone) what they were doing and applauded the soldiers as they walked through. It was very cool.
Great link. A few days ago there was a man in his 80’s or 90’s sitting with his wife and young grand daughters at Starbucks. He was wearing a hat that identified him as a World War II Veteran, and on it several pins and text to identify his unit. I walked over, excused my interruption, told him I saw his hat, said thank you, and shook his hand. He was speechless, and so was his family. He just smiled really wide, laughed, and nodded his head a couple times. I could tell it wasn’t something that happens as much as it should, and I was grateful to have the chance to show my appreciation.
It’s good to know that not everyone takes these men and women for granted. I have a friend serving in the Navy right now, and he regularly receives thank yous, people offering to buy his meals/drinks, etc. when in uniform. I think that’s great.
That would have been guys coming back on R&R.
Very good program…
In the last 28 years, I have had a lot of folks thank me for my service – but to tell the truth, I usually thank them for the opportunity, it is an honor to serve this country.
There was no draft when I joined… I did that all on my own, and have went back for each hitch because I wanted to – well, there was one involuntary recall and one extension for the good of…
Anyway… at the end of it all, I was given at my retirement ceremony the Military Spouses Medal to pass on to my wife – and of all the trinkets and doodads, special devices, little ribbons, plaques and letters… this one thing really, really means a lot.
I do not know if I speak for all the guys and gals out there in uniform, but as far as I am concerned, no person deserves recognition, support and thanks more than the family members that follow us all over the World… and have to say goodbye a thousand times over.
I have had a lot of folks thank me for my service – but to tell the truth, I usually thank them for the opportunity, it is an honor to serve this country.
There was no draft when I joined… I did that all on my own, and have went back for each hitch because I wanted to – well, there was one involuntary recall and one extension for the good of…
Anyway… at the end of it all, I was given at my retirement ceremony the Military Spouses Medal to pass on to my wife – and of all the trinkets and doodads, special devices, little ribbons, plaques and letters… this one thing really, really means a lot.
I do not know if I speak for all the guys and gals out there in uniform, but as far as I am concerned, no person deserves recognition, support and thanks more than the family members that follow us all over the World… and have to say goodbye a thousand times over.
I am in no way trying to dissuade interest in the original post… just trying to point out those that too often go totally unrecognized.
Indeed.
Such true, honorable, well spoken words. Brilliant and selfless.
But, please don’t ever forget how much your contributions directly meant to us all. Not saying you have, but just in case. 