These vets talk about how they respond to ‘thank you for your service’

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In this latest episode of Vets Get Real, WATM talks to a group of former servicemembers about how they react when strangers approach them and say: “Thank you for your service.” Our panel also talks about how they’d prefer civilians approach veterans about their time serving.
And be sure to keep an eye out for other episodes of Vets Get Real where WATM hosts discussions with vets on topics ranging from relationships to recruiters.
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@daddypea9486 7 лет назад

As a Vet, I always say... " Proud to have served. Thank you for your support".

@PabloJones819 Год назад

Thank you for your service sir. I owe you and all of our wonderful fighting forces for the liberty and pursuit of happiness we get to experience on a daily basis. Happy Fourth of July!🎉

@Cool1097 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for your service!

@randydickson6063 3 года назад

As a veteran of two wars and 26 years of service, having been hated for my service and yet now thanked for it gives me a special appreciation. When I am thanked I choose never to take it personally but remember they are thanking all veterans through me. Regardless of your war or experience, you should appreciate their intent as many of us remember a time when it did not exist.

@niketuck9687 2 года назад

Welcome home man, Where did you serve?

@masmoss1470 Год назад

Thank you for your service

@dion.exarchos Год назад

Tbh it's pretty weird that people thank you. Hate is the most sane sentiment towards war criminals.

@Cool1097 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for your service! I was incredibly fortunate to be born 12 years after the Vietnam War ended, so I didn't witness the cruelty our service members wrongfully endured coming home. I only learned about it through the history books. It is mind-boggling to me as to the causes of this negativity aimed towards those who would selflessly put their lives on the line for our country, regardless of what opinion one has about any wars being fought. Nearly three decades worth of service, wow! That's incredible! As a civilian who has never served and can never serve, I believe it to be my duty to thank *all* American veterans for their service, for I cannot pay it back in kind. Thank you again!

@sarinafrohn6751 4 месяца назад

How do you realy feel?

@cynoshifter 7 лет назад

I've been out for 17 years. My normal response is you are welcome and please continue to support our troops who currently serve.

@luisalberto7559 5 лет назад

my7571 nah I bet you’re the one that’s never served

@tapiwakay 2 года назад

🛢️

@andrewgoodbody2121 2 года назад

Thanks for freeing oil fields

@sherrykendrick1765 Год назад

@@luisalberto7559 why would you say that?

@PTG001 5 лет назад

I'm willing to bet that Vietnam vets would have given their right arm to hear 'Thank You' instead of being spit on. Be grateful for the support you're getting and realize that you are very much appreciated!!!

@isaaclazcano2637 3 года назад

💯

@marcjohnson4385 3 года назад

Coming home to a new hell having no support system in place even the movies had that crazy killer Vietnam Vet in them yet the goddamm anti-war crowd were wearing our uniforms around

@dion.exarchos Год назад

Noone cares how they feel. They are war criminals.

@hanscascante7933 7 лет назад

Simple, easy, and probably most readily accepted answer to tell civilians that say that: IT WAS AN HONOR

@albertvaldez7750 7 лет назад

AS A VETERAN MYSELF , I DONT LIKE PPL TELLING ME THANK YOU FOR MY SERVICE . I TELL THEM TO SAY THANK U TO THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING IN THE V.A.HOSP, AND THOSE THAT HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

@Asstazztic 6 лет назад

mr peterbilt 379 x well us civilians really appreciate and are grateful to those who are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, so thank you!

@surgenite8344 6 лет назад

not to intrude but would it be okay if i said "thank you for you saverfice". thank you for helping

@johnetterlee1663 6 лет назад

u got that right. I'm disabled also. it really feels mundane after hearing it 1000 times

@johnetterlee1663 6 лет назад

Tower 99 the politicians are responsible for that. The actual military has no say where they go. I'm a Veteran but I didn't agree with the Iraq war either. It's much bigger than that. I'll probably agree with you on those points but remember, an opinion that comes from outside doesn't see all the pieces

@johnetterlee1663 6 лет назад

Really, its never not ok to say. Don't let that stop you. Its just that we hear it so often it sometimes becomes a lot when it reminds you of loss. As in if you lost friends. But, if you can say past that and understand the mixed reactions you may get then its always ok to say.

@markah4177 5 лет назад

It was my honor. Thank you for supporting the military. I will tell Military personnel I see on election day thank you for my being able to vote.

@gordonhearn2193 6 лет назад

I was applying for a secretarial position with the US District Court in Alabama and was asked if I killed anyone. I told her that the question was in incredibly bad taste and excused myself. I didn't want to work for anyone like her.

@TheMichaelStott 7 лет назад

from my point of view as an Australian Veteran, civilians here don't go up to us (if identified as a Veteran or service member) and say thanks so honestly i would feel a bit lost for any words. I have had the "have you killed people" question and for me the answer is both simple and comical. " Well if I did that I would of been a piss poor Medic" LMAO

@scrappy673 5 лет назад

Because here in Australia we don't have the patriotism compared to the USA. But on Anzac and Remembrance day that's when we all stop and think for everyone. People are just RUDE if they ask you "Have you killed someone?" or something like it. But otherwise, mate cheers for the service and crack a cold one you earned it even if u never were deployed.

@pufdadie 5 лет назад

As an Aussie vet I have only had it said to me while I was in the USA. That’s Americans saying it to a foreign vet 😳 I thought it respectful and a nice touch. Back home I am bemused that everyone jumps on the Anzac Day bandwagon for a day then you go back to the shadows and keep it quiet

@tiffanyblack7856 3 года назад

@@pufdadie Thats because Australia's our buddies😄🍻

@lawrencebittke8478 7 лет назад

I served in the Air Force Reserves and never saw combat. As a 64 year old "Baby Boomer" my late Father, uncles and other GREATEST GENERATION relatives who endured the Great Depression and fought in World War II are the REAL HEROES. I just did my job.

@averageamerican1236 6 лет назад

You mean dead relatives?

@SaltiDawg2008 6 лет назад

Thank you for your service does not suggest they think you are a hero!

@masmoss1470 Год назад

Thank you for your service

@johninalaska4437 2 года назад

I think for the most part, when someone thanks you for your service, it means just that. Thank you for putting that uniform on and serving our GREAT NATION.

@nunurbuisness5578 7 лет назад

I don't like being thanked because I've never been in combat the most I've ever did was a peacekeeping mission in Egypt which wasn't shit. Thank combat vetrans and infantry soldiers I'm just a fueler not a big deal. It's absurd how many fellow support vets like myself abuse the va and get 100% disability for basically nothing. I.cant do that personally I'm fine

@triggerrick 5 лет назад

One back scratches the other brother, teamwork.

@kevinblake7078 4 года назад

you served brother, thank you.

@hillock10 7 лет назад

58,000 of my fellow soldiers died in Nam. Working at the Hines VA, I have seen countless vets without arms and legs and in wheelchairs, and one with only half a body left. These are my heroes, and the heroes of this country. All vets are my heroes. I was lucky to return alive as soldiers were dying at 100 per week when I was in service. It took over 40 years before anyone expressed to me thanks for my service. I think these vets are young and it may take time before they realize that they are the only thing between us and evil in this world like North Korea, which is building nukes to be pointed at us, controlled by a crazy man.

@SDsailor7 6 лет назад

They don't mention these soldiers on the news. There are more of these than the ones that died. Cheers

@masmoss1470 Год назад

Thank you for your service

@tonycoleman2184 3 года назад

Was nice see you all having a good time together with it,stay safe .

@alternativewellnessgeek6058 2 месяца назад

I always just say, "Thank you for your support".

@lifeisaadventure9948 6 лет назад

Dear veterans thank you for the Risks you took 🗽🇺🇸

@robertlytle5574 2 года назад

I always thank them as when we Vietnam veterans got home, most people just ignored us. It took almost 25 years after I got out before anyone thanked me for my service and I was taken a little aback by it. Now I just thank them and say I really didn't do that much. USMC Dec 1969- Sept 1971

@madhatter8785 3 года назад

I always respond with it was a privilege to have had the opportunity to serve.

@DixiePokerAce 3 года назад

I have tremendous respect and admiration for veterans, service, members, and their families. Without their service, sacrifice, and protection we definitely couldn't enjoy life in this country like we do. Thank you, very much.👍

@SILVABULLET1 7 лет назад

Well, I can see that Veterans of all branches of service can use this TIP of WHAT TO SAY to people, when they tell them, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE", that I am about to share....I say to them when they tell me that, is Very simply this.... "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT"! Now you have one of the Best responses ever to use as a comeback. Practice it, and have it locked and loaded for the next time someone tells you.... "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE". You will be amazed at some of their reactions. Enjoy!! LT Keith Silva, USNSCC Commanding Officer 114LON/114BEA

@kingofnothing1433 2 года назад

The one gentleman was correct when he said it makes no difference which branch you served in we are all military. I am one of those people who has a hat that shows that I was in the military but I don't wear it all the time because I'm just a typical citizen. There are only three times per year when I always wear my hat. July 4th, memorial Day, and veterans Day. I know that the Vietnam veterans were not treated with respect when they came home from Vietnam. But those people are the same age as the Vietnam veterans, so when a younger person says thank you for your service I usually respond with thank you that's very kind. If you were born after 1975 then you were born after Vietnam ended, so you weren't even here yet to be disrespectful. Vietnam veteran QM1 US Navy

@Henry-dt9ht 8 месяцев назад

The most special compliment I ever got for military service, happened while I was waiting for a bus with my duffle at the end a long 16-hour day going home. What topped it off was it embarrassed his mother to no end although she was very relieved that I took her child's enthusiasm so well. That kid made all the guff from basic to the end of my career worth it.

@PeteKay 7 лет назад

you say, "thank you for your support". Easy.

@ron3698 6 лет назад

RamblingDude exactly that's all you say thank you for your support

@SenseiDonGraham 5 лет назад

Yep this is my go-to everytime.

@foorankoo9274 5 лет назад

I served. I hate it when someone doesn't show proper respect and ignores me when they know I served. Semper Fi

@kennethbowers2897 4 года назад

A simple thanks turns into a perceived insult, oh well.

@yak55dvr39 Год назад

I was in the Air Force for 5 years during the Vietnam era. A few years ago while working out in a gym during a lite conversation I made reference to an experience I had in the Air Force - a younger gym member shot out a "thank you for your service" - I immediately internally bristled. I tried to process why. My conclusion was that the tone and attitude was dismissive and had no relationship to my personal experience. I finally came up with a response I am now comfortable with. "Thank you - but there is no need to thank me - nobody shot at me and I gained much more from my time in the Air Force than I gave - but if you really care please help those veterans who need it and do what you need to do to make sure the VA is fully funded to take care of their needs. "

@robertlytle9752 5 лет назад

I always am taken aback and always say "Thank You. I didn't do that much." Of course I served from Dec 1969 to Sept 1971 in the Marines and for many years until the first gulf war kind of hid the fact I served as we Vietnam veterans especially at the end of the war weren't to well liked.

@Senseivader1972 4 года назад

As a Marine I'm thanking you brother. Unpopular war my ass! You put it ALL on the line as much, if not more than the rest of us knuckle dragging apes. Semper Fi leathernuts!!!

@mcbone5746 3 года назад

Welcome Home Mr. Lytle. I hope you have received those words before. If not they are well overdue

@bullettube9863 7 лет назад

I thank them because they volunteered. But for me and my generation we were drafted, so I'd rather they who have not served bend down and thank their god that the draft is no longer a possibility for them. Oh, and next time someone wants to increase the VA budget, do so!

@adamsprague6905 6 лет назад

Bullettube I generally do not like being thanked because I do not feel like I did anything worthy of being thanked for any of my military service.

@hobbitpsi 6 лет назад

I get that way when an old Vet from any of the previous wars thanks me for my service, my response is always "No Sir, Thank you. You guys had it worse." Cause let's face it whatever we're dealing with now can't compare to the shit our Vets from Vietnam had to deal with, plus they came home and got disrespected? fuck that I may be a Civilian now but I shake their hand and give them a Salute cause damn they deserve the respect.

@richardflower7408 2 года назад

After returning from Vietnam we were shunned or attacked. Even some WWII vets said it wasn't a real war. Yet the military hospitals were full of casualties. I was one of them. Next time someone thanks you for your service think about the GIs that were spit on or verbally attacked for answering their country's call to service. Enjoy their gratefulness and acknowledge their thanks for what it is.

@FSstudios1 6 лет назад

“Thank you for your support” for me

@pyrvmidscxmxproductions1695 7 месяцев назад

I will always say thank you for your service my grandpa was a Korean War veteran

@F-15E_StrikeEagle 6 месяцев назад

what branch?

@pyrvmidscxmxproductions1695 6 месяцев назад

Army

@ryanpeease3323 2 месяца назад

One time after I got off the ship after deployment somebody said thank you for your service and I just said no problem bud

@sherrykendrick1765 Год назад

Just say thank you, it was an honor. Simple enough.

@blackwidownightcore6260 4 года назад

At least these people say thank you here recently I’ve had a ton of people be rude to me when I’ve said thank you for your service

@fuglywugly4039 7 лет назад

I generally tell them I have never been a waiter, but I amenable to tips.

@marcelobertoni2967 5 лет назад

Legend

@jonsafuhto9220 Год назад

Hahaha "service member" 🤣🤣🤣

@exaroc571 5 лет назад

so in my country (and probably all of europe or basically every country except america) if someone says they are a veteran, we just say "oh? where have you been?" or "how was it there?" and if they had a bad time its just a "that sucks man" and let them talk about it. i have never heard anyone say "thank you for your service" outside of america haha.

@jonsafuhto9220 Год назад

I think is bad because, make military person sound special than the other. I think people should says "thank you for your service" to some people who work in *service* sector such as technicians, mechadocs, doctors and etc.

@FeWolf 6 лет назад

I say, It was my honor to serve.

@andyflores2558 8 лет назад

Oh yeah, it's awkward sometimes but to be honest I just kind of wish people didn't, being that I'm too humble.

@TheIronyGiant 7 лет назад

Haha, same dude. I hate being the center of attention.

@glencoe1951 Год назад

As an ex-serviceman I do get uncomfortable and often don't know what to say PTSD plays with your emotions.

@OutdoorTony95 6 лет назад

Keep it simple for a simple gesture, I just say "you're welcome". If you are going to wear military hats or pins or put up decals anywhere, then be prepared to respond politely, Nothing hard about that.

@jumper19601 6 лет назад

I ask these people to call or text their congress people, and ask them to fix the VA. Most of us don't need help when we get out, but some really need and DESERVE help. I pray that they get that help.

@joerogaine3093 2 года назад

I said it once and it was awkward so haven't said it since. Im grateful though.

@shawnchief28 6 лет назад

You should always thank someone you thanks you. Always be respectful

@niketuck9687 2 года назад

Veterans don’t owe us anything

@FuqUYouTube 5 лет назад

As a civilian, I say it stems from the fact that our troops did something that us civilians did not. Y'all opted in to serve our country, whatever that may entail... The USA wouldn't be what it is today, (and I'm not talking political BS, but a free country, which some people still don't understand), without the sacrifice that our troops give, and their forefathers, and those before... Now, I don't go looking for soldiers/vets to say thank you... But if they happen to mention their service, I will.

@scottreynolds3565 4 года назад

My Brother in Law is a Vietnam Vet, I have been with him at Veterans Day events. When he meets another Vietnam Vet he shakes their hand and says welcome home.

@sean_connors 6 лет назад

Vet to vet, it means “Thank you for having my back”. For those who did not serve, I just smile and give a brief nod while thinking - Take the oath, pick up your 16, walk a post. Then we’ll talk.

@Mason-zp8yb 6 лет назад

Kind of hard when you have type 1 Diabetes. If the US would remove soldiers from on base and desk jobs, and give disabled people those posts then I would love to serve with 0 hesitation, but unfortunately yelling at a recruiter for refusing me does not help. I support any way I can.

@sean_connors 6 лет назад

Kekistan Trollmeister - I apologize for my lack of clarity. There are those who cannot serve for real reasons. This is a different matter. When thanked, I ask, “Did you serve?” People are almost alway honest, and provide a reason for not serving. In a sense I served on behalf of those like you - those who would but cannot. This is a private matter that I do not talk about. To do so would be arrogance, and I also believe that it might be offensive to you. I tell you now out of humility, and ask forgiveness for the original offense. It is an honor to have served you, and for you. Thank you for helping to provide a nation where such service is possible.

@Mason-zp8yb 6 лет назад

@@sean_connors I must thank you sir, but also I wish there was a service corps for people like me to serve the way we can.

@sean_connors 6 лет назад

Kekistan Trollmeister - I agree. I believe almost all can serve. I work with a man, a near full quadriplegic, confined to a motorized wheelchair, who builds networking infrastructures. Others, myself included, take care of the physical requirements - equipment setup, fiber runs, etc - then he goes to work. He has no equal. Many like him and many, many others such as you can wear the uniform and serve. I do not understand why this is not so. Know that as a vet, I hold you in the same esteem as my military brethren. It is wrong to deny those who wish to serve the opportunity. Particularly in this age.

@Ivanskrakow 4 года назад

66-70 USMC. i respond that it was my duty, I did not join for them , i joined for myself. On another note,, When I take the garbage out , my wife thanks me. Seems like this was a PR activity to get the general population off the hook, so “So thank you is really for them” , which makes the whole activity pretty disingenuous. My preference, is for there to be a National Service for everyone,, Maybe than people would be a little more hesitant to send their “Little Johnny” to war

@NurseNick420 5 лет назад

I usually don't say this to military members because I don't wanna weird them out but I try to support them in other ways such as donating to military/veteran organizations.

@iansclone 3 года назад

"Thanks for not hating the player, but you should take a long hard look at the game." -me, when thanked by someone close enough to engage conversation.

@monoped8437 2 года назад

'welcome home' works for me.....

@cat-lw6kq 4 года назад

Just be glad people aren't calling you names just accept the thank you and move on. Vietnam vets didn't get a warm welcome. Vietnam over

@gunnyoneshot69 5 лет назад

"Don't thank me for KILLING another human being" The next time you want it done; Enlist!!!! and go do it yourself, than come back and tell me how YOU feel!!!! Veteran of 3 conflicts. SuperSniperSal USMC Disabled Vet

@IdFightMyDad 6 лет назад

I don't say it. I think everyone that goes out, gets a job, pays taxes, yields right of way while driving, and is generally a decent human being is doing a service to the country. Most enlisted soldiers just follow orders. Sometimes doing so protects freedom and America's standing in the world. Sometimes doing so places an undue burden on the citizens of the countries in which the soldiers are fighting. Not knowing which orders the individual soldier followed, perhaps they followed both, it doesn't make sense, to me, to thank them. If I find out they saw combat in an unjust war, I sometimes want to say "I don't think we should have sent you guys over there," but it rarely comes up. If I find out they've been back more recently, I might say "Welcome back" and ask how they're adjusting, but truth be told, that hasn't come up much either.

@reb1050 5 лет назад

I stopped at a roadside diner once when I was driving long haul. The young waitress asked if I had been in the military ( I was wearing an old faded Marine Corps t-shirt) and thanked me for my service. There wasn't much sincerity in her voice and I just replied with a simple "thank you" and went on with my meal. Later she came back and wanted to ask me something. I said okay and then she asked "Who is Pow Mia?" I was wearing a POW/MIA cap and this young woman in her mid 20's had no clue as to what it meant. She actually thought "Pow Mia" was a person. SMDH

@sgtg0858 3 года назад

I say thank you for the support...I really want to say don't thank me thank my brothers and sisters who never made it back

@MrJeffreyrichards 5 лет назад

Don't thank me thank the ones still on the watch still in harms way I did my duty and now I worry about my brothers still out there they deserve the thanks more then I.

@LordOfSmores4694 6 месяцев назад

I've been told to "F*ck off" and "I didn't do it for you" more often than not. I don't thank veterans for their service anymore.

@Cuunke 5 месяцев назад

you shouldn't your government turned you into a shill

@Brad88ford 3 года назад

I'm used to people in the military saying they don't like people. Or if I'm on base .....Holy Shit there's civilians everywhere! Even though I respect Military people and always try to make them feel welcome. Or at a stop light in a mediavan, group of military men in a limo yell out I should have smoked the media back in Iraq......ok. But we filming you on game day holding the flag on the field respectfully.

@mr.grumpyspider7874 Год назад

My brother hated when people said thanks for service it annoyed him.

@indigothedemigod3989 6 лет назад

For me as a person who served on active duty from 2013-2016 & is currently serving reserves since 2017; people thanking me for my service has always made me feel awkward for two reasons. 1) I honestly don't know what to say. Some people say "thank you" but to me that's feels weird. Some people say "you're welcome" but that just sounds arrogant. 2) a soldier who has never been in combat. I just get this feeling that most people who thanks us assume that we all put our life on the line. I remember the first time people thank me for my service; I was fresh out of AIT. And, I was thinking was I haven't done at the yet. It's just a little awkward.

@me69580 5 лет назад

I used to feel the same way, until I realized that most well wishers had almost no clue what it was like for us who actually served.

@jameslohr2851 6 лет назад

Awkward is me. I don't think myself as a hero and I think that is true for most veterans.

@DarthVader-il2cy 4 года назад

I never usually say it when I see a soldier. But I'm definitely pro-military and support our troops. I just usually talk to them like I would talk to anyone else, polite and friendly but casual. It's one of those things you can't really explain, but I just intuitively feel like they don't want to hear it. Closest rationalization I could think of is that they want to return to somewhat of a state of normalcy and are just glad to be home again. But I never served in the military. And even if I did I wouldn't speak for everyone else who did.

@PolishX 2 года назад

I thank them, and say it was my privilege to serve the republic.

@davidvelazquez4259 7 лет назад

I mean I always say thank you for your support and he's right we all are just one Army but if your the reserves that's a different story

@Convexhull210 5 лет назад

But reserves are still military

@brandysmith3977 3 года назад

Why don't you get some education before you make insulting and stupid comments. You might start by checking how many Reserve and National Guard units have been deployed to the Middle East. Then check Vietnam, Korea and WW II. Also, please don't miss that certain National Guard Unit based in Bedford, VA that landed in the first wave on Dog Green sector of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Personally, I have had the privilege of being wounded both as active Army and Reserve.

@chuckjohnson2564 4 года назад

I always think about this. Fifty year go when I came home you all had a bunch of different word's and action's toward me and my fellow Veteran's. So now Your BIG Thank you mean's nothing to to me , just some Hollow word s that you say to feel better about yourself and your pitiful life that you now live. You see it's like this When Your Country calls for you , What will you do ? Never Forget.

@shawnchief28 5 лет назад

When I heard the first comment that really broke my heart. I stopped the video and didn't listen to another word. A true veteran would never say that. They would just say thank you and be on their way. The first line the young man says is really disheartening. He should have grown up with the Vietnam vets. He would have charged his tune.

@ajgarcia9031 4 года назад

U realize he was just joking right?

@traviswall1982 4 года назад

Well, some (sorry, most) of us are put through more crap that a "thank you for your service" is triggering. It bothers me to this day to be thanked for my service and to be told I have to thank them in return says you know little about the mass who come back. Most veterans are not the ones you see in commercials and news articles glorifying the military, they are not given the spotlight, but are shuffled around and avoided. That homeless guy with a "Veteran" sign, did you thank him? I bet you passed by and gave a look in disgust or tried avoiding eye contact.

@shawnchief28 4 года назад

@@traviswall1982 what makes you think that about me? I always thank vets, and I have always tried to help people that are homeless on the interstate ramp or on the side of the road. Especially a vet. If u are thanked by someone for something you should always be grateful, no matter what it is for.

@witchybitchy6735 3 года назад

I know... same thing I was like oh okay damn like wow I just wanna thank them for dedications....

@richardlamond7767 3 года назад

The way I view it, even if he didn't mean it as a joke, he was brave enough to put on a uniform and do the things I never could. He experienced things I likely couldn't imagine, and there's every possibility that any disability due to him for PTSD, injuries suffered or exposure to materials known to cause things like cancer he has to fight for with the VA because of our government's buracracy. He would know nothing about me, and might assume that I'm thanking him so I could feel good about myself. He wouldn't know that I'm the child of a Vietnam combat medic and because of how HE was treated, I am very sensitive to the fact that our serving men and women are so often and easily marginalized. Especially considering the fact many of today's veterans have had as many as 7, 8, 9 or more tours under their belt.

@kettlebellkyle311 5 лет назад

A real question to ask “ on average how many rip it cans did you chug ? “ or “ when did deployed , which country had the best hookers ?

@tsnaha Год назад

Good god todays military views have changed a lot different than us old veterans

@mikeb2546 4 года назад

I volunteered, I feel awkward when someone thanks me.

@clarencekennedy2264 5 лет назад

Thank you I appreciate it. 🤨

@ichliebebaeumeweilbaum 2 года назад

Idk why but from a foreigners perspective this feels so weird. I don't think we would ever thank someone for serving in the military. (I'm from Germany and it's probably some kind of historically caused difference or something)

@GodlyEddy 2 года назад

Yep it is, just a American obsessed thing. Treating them like heroes, they aren't. We just go along with it though....

@Lobos222 2 года назад

Americans think soldiers deserve free healthcare. In Europe soldiers think citizens deserve free healthcare and are willing to fight for it. I think those type of aspects are the core difference...

@1985collado 3 года назад

I say "Don't Thank me Thank your government"

@dan1of10bechtold6 2 года назад

Don't say it. They don't know if I was a thief, a black marketeer, a drug dealer, a pimp. Just say "welcome home"

@Dreadnought-415 5 лет назад

Why not just say thanks you for paying your taxes

@ymmij388 Год назад

I tell veterans to thank me for my service. Than I decide if they are welcome.

@dougfrank6824 5 лет назад

I say Thanks for the pay check or your thanking me for this lol tulsi 2020 !

@juliorobinson5386 2 года назад

these dont seem like veterans because they show no humbleness nor does it seem like they truly feel honored in what freedom we havesomeone thanking you is basically a compliment you know youre a person on why were free and not in cages youd think if you fought in war you know all the past soldiers did it for our freedom and bravery

@niketuck9687 2 года назад

Well your just some dude on the internet. They do lack humbleness, it’s upsetting because I genuinely appreciate everything that our veterans have done because I wouldn’t have been able to do what they do.

@TheDjozma 4 года назад

Why would you thanking them? For what exactly?

@TheDjozma 4 года назад

@@bl8892 Thats a glorification of hippocracy.

@leprovokateur7745 Год назад

At least with me they won’t bother to find a response cause I’ve never said it and never gonna say it

@samhain1388 3 года назад

It’s akin to getting the gross kiss on the cheek by your grandma. So gross and obligatory. I hate it. Also, quit wearing camo, civilian. You didn’t earn it.

@edhernandez7152 5 лет назад

Most of the time I don't think it comes from the heart I don't respond

@reb1050 5 лет назад

I cannot say "most of the time", but I agree that often it seems more like a case of someone wanting to be politically correct than a true heartfelt acknowledgement.

@Pablo-ye1wy 6 лет назад

The reason some of you feel slightly awkward when receiving the “thanks...” is that subconsciously you KNOW the story you were fed Re: 911 was a LIE, which renders your “service” A WAR CRIME!!

@queefman6285 5 лет назад

lmao big balls

@noballs12345 7 лет назад

Most respond with "You're welcome" "My pleasure" or "I'd do it all again" and "Thank you"

@pharaoh32000 4 года назад

I hate that shit, its almost a slap in the face. Mental mind manipulation!!! As I veteran!!!

@sydneyh7732 6 лет назад

I thought this was about the movie

@andrewbarratachea 4 года назад

I dont like It when people say this to me.

@johnbrowne2145 6 лет назад

As a taxpayer, I would love for someone to tell me thank you for paying your taxes.

@RedKnob 2 года назад

It's kind of stupid to say "thank you for your service!!!" They made a choice with some goals, get for college paid or some benefits or military career. It's their occupation!!! So in this case I should say to everyone, thank you to being a doctor, or pilot or truck driver or banker!!!! That's stupid af!!! I working and pay high taxes, these taxes spending for military! That should thank me!!!

@attheranch873 4 года назад

I thought this was about veterinarians 😁

@mikem.2078 5 лет назад

Is this supposed to be yet ANOTHER stupid millennial thing? I got out 26 years ago and for the most part when people said Thank you for your service I either just look at them with a nod or just say "sure" and continue on. These interviewees seem way too tense. If someone said how many people did you kill or seen die, I'd just answer: 0 and 2. I definitely downvoted this video.

@gunnyoneshot69 5 лет назад

SEMPER-FI!!!! To all my Brothers & Sisters that served proudly, and GOD Bless to the Parents and Families of those who gave the 'Ultimate Sacrifice,' Let me hear you thank them!!!! Many of them were my Very Good Friends. PTSD is not a Pleasant Mental Health Disorder to have to live with. "Greater love hath no man than this, That a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) KJV Take your Thanx and...... SuperSniperSal USMC Disabled Vet

@georgemathis215 6 лет назад

So basically don’t say anything at all.

@nikopawlowic6557 4 года назад

I don't like hearing it because it comes across as not even half-hearted. People say that to you, but then go and talk shit behind your back or prove their retarded nature by doing the most embarassing bullshit, and it makes me wonder at times was it worth it? I don't let anybody know I'm a veteran anymore, and in a wierd way, I've gained a better understanding of what Vietnam veterans went through. Same disconnect, just opposite sides of the spectrum.

@hopefulagnostic336 7 лет назад

OMG blue tee shirt is hot as hell!

@triggerrick 5 лет назад

I get thank yous all the time, I'm still waiting for someone to approach me and call me a killer, murderer, or baby killer and for some strange reason it's never happened yet.

@reb1050 5 лет назад

You are about 40 yrs. too late to be called all those things you mentioned. You should have been arriving home in the early 70's.

@triggerrick 5 лет назад

@@reb1050 you've obviously have never heard of the Westboro Baptist church protests, google or youtube that shit.

@randomguy-eo9mg 6 лет назад

@sarinafrohn6751 4 месяца назад

Not asking goes a vet realy feels having some one ego lissens is importent yes feeling valedatet is cool but people whit ptss suffer in silence world wide bicous thay cant get the help thay need my brother lost his bezt friend who did 2 tours in Afghanistan he sufert in silece his mom died his realatio ship broke his dad termanli il whit canser and achohol became his friend the bottel who did lissen wher the profecionals who could help sed go home and if you are clean come back he died in pain and lost i wil stand up fore people who need this evry wher ptss is no joke no matther what happend i wil lisden i wil be the shouldwr to cry on if you what to i whil shar in your pain i hear you