Important to remind people that a veteran is someone who has fought, or at least served in a combat theatre with significant risk of getting killed, not a chubby gal who got PTSD flying a desk for the Air Force while never leaving the CONUS.
“Important to remind people that a veteran is someone who has fought, or at least served in a combat theatre with significant risk of getting killed, not a chubby gal who got PTSD flying a desk for the Air Force while never leaving the CONUS.”
I spent twenty years in the Navy. I did a 4 year sea duty tour and 16 years recruiting. Can I please be a veteran under your standards?
I spent 25 years in the Army. Combat arms. Infantry and Aviation. Never fired a shot in anger and was never shot at, except by a couple of moonshiners up in the mountains of North Georgia.
Not all veterans are combat veterans. In fact, most who served after Vietnam and before Desert Storm never were.
On Veterans Day We Honor ALL Who Served Honorably.
While it is true that all who served are veterans , it is akin to the National Defense Service Ribbon in that one day of active duty qualifies the award. Those who have been in actual combat share an experience and a bond that can never be duplicated by any action other than the experience. Bong-Bong- Bong, this a drill, this a drill, General Quarters, General Quarters, all hands man your battle stations causes entirely different reactions than the announcement this is not a drill when every man in the division becomes a warrior and the poor performer, lazy know nothing suddenly has the strength of 10 men and knows the procedures to split the plant for combat without one word of instruction. Yes, you may be a veteran and thanks for your dedication to our country but there is a difference and not necessarily by choice between a combat veteran and others.
“Important to remind people that a veteran is someone who has fought, or at least served in a combat theatre with significant risk of getting killed-——”
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Not so——many NEVER were in any danger-——I’m not meaning to diminish their service but that is a fact.
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