Gotta admit, having folks come up to me and thank me for my service makes a bit uncomfortable. My reasons for serving were far from altruistic....flying (or flying in as a Weapons Systems Officer) high performance jets was a dream of mine since the time I was 5 years old, and the military had the coolest airplanes. I served primarily because it was fun and I deeply enjoyed the camaraderie of doing something few other people did and was sometimes a bit dangerous....the adventure of the whole thing was really addictive, especially flying in combat. It never occurred to me that I was sacrificing or doing something noble, since just being allowed to fly in a B-1 and getting paid to do so was ample enough reward for me. Don’t get me wrong; I’m about as true blue American as you can get, but getting thanked all the time for doing something I had a blast doing seems to put me on a pedestal that I really don’t think i deserve.
Anyway, curious as to how other vets feel when they are thanked for their service.
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Taco cat spelled backwards is....taco cat.
Anyway, curious as to how other vets feel when they are thanked for their service.
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Taco cat spelled backwards is....taco cat.