I was at the very end of Vietnam.
I was crawling around and repairing
bombers loaded with nukes
at age 18 I went in at age 17.
I remember the lack of respect we were shown
even though we never went “in country”.
I always thank anybody that gives the
Standard line. I usually don’t say you are welcome.
I see people in the Va clinic all the time that are way
more disabled than I am. That is the real thanks
taking care of the guys that are hurting.
I saw my service as a job and I did it well.
I never saw it as a calling, but as a duty I agreed
to perform when others would not, a duty that
had to be done.
I was a professional soldier as were my comrades.
It took many years but America has finally
stepped up.
Aloha.
Worked in V.A. clinics in the past. They were treated like ####. That was hard to watch.
The fact that Trump fixed the crap I saw is one of the major reason why I respect him so much.