[oh8eleven]

So you think someone who served in the military should be treated differently than someone who hasn't? And if so, how do we ID the vets ... armbands with yellow stars?
And taking it another step further - should we treat veterans who have seen combat differently than those who were "in the rear with the gear?"
And speaking of that "greatest generation", they also gave us Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Vietnam. I spent 13 months in combat there ... didn't see a damned thing that was great.

[jmacusa]

In the old Soviet Union if for nothing else they treated their WW2 vets with respect. They did because the vets would wear what ever citation they been given so people would know. I've seen plenty of America vets from WW2, Korea and Vietnam wearing caps saying so and they certainly get my respect. Sorry your service affected you so. All in all, war does suck.