Eff that. Cried and not ashamed to say it. Someone finally got it. I think anyone who has served in the military know we all did what we were sent or told to do. The difference is, one particular group of us got shit on for doing " our jobs". It was wrong, it still is wrong, and it never can be taken back. All the current and future generations can do, is make damn effing sure it never happens again. I am here today because someone like this gentleman wrote his check just before I was born. Its a debt that I can never adequately repay to anyone who served before me, other than to make sure that I do my part, and that my children do the same. Thank you Gentlemen and Ladies for your service, when your country shunned you. On a side note, I always feel somewhat ashamed and embarrassed at the amount of thanks shown to me and to current military members. I appreciate it when its" on the house", but I completely get this video. We say the WWII vets were the " greatest generation" and I dont want to take that away from them. To me, greatness lies in being able to face adversity both on and OFF the battlefield. I would have to respectfully say, that America's veterans of Vietnam, are just as worthy of the title GREATEST generation.
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May I steal this quote? You are the soldiers we try to be is one of the BEST ways I could ever say thank you to a vet who went before me. period. Thank you for coming up with something like that!
