If you mean it, then thanks for your support.
Point of thread was to highlight the mundane way a lot of people go about it, they don’t mean it and they probably don’t even remember saying it.
The most important part of the thread is the tribute to the families. THEY are just as deserving, agree?
Yes, the families deserve credit also for yours and their sacrifice. I had never thought much about the families part of the equation other than seeing a wife and kids waiting for their husband/father to return home.
You know, it's awkward to go up to a total stranger and say that, even when they are wearing a uniform.
I remember every time I have done it and I really do mean it because it really takes me out of my comfort zone.