Remember when bars and restaurants went out of their way to cater to men and women in uniform? Is that age now part of the distant past?
I remember vividly. It was after WWII and up until 1967. After that the flower children came into vogue. Hate AUTHORITY, hate the Military [baby killers you know] and hate the NORMS that was the cohesive of our culture and society.
Walking the streets of St. Louis in uniform in 1962 and then coming home on leave after a tour in Vietnam in 1967 was like NIGHT and DAY. The stares and looks were palpable.
Sadly things only got worse for the Military man from then and IMHO today it is MUCH better because 911 changed many hearts and the feelings about our Military.