[Jerry McColgan]

We went out for breakfast this morning and our regular local restaurant is not charging for meals to Veterans today. At first I was going to decline the free meal but then I decided it would be more respectful to accept it and to later make up for it with increased future business for them.

Snopes.com is running this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/embrace.asp

Which says it all.

Jerry

 

[Jerry McColgan]

Posted By barnmichael on 19 Nov 2009 09:37 PM
Thanks to all of you for giving us a country worth serving.




Pride works both ways. The pride civilians show for returning Vets today shows that America today is a more deserving country (deserving of the service that the military performs) than the America of the 1960's.
In 1961 I was on a train from Lackland AFB (basic training) to Lowry AFB (weapons training). We stopped at a train station and had a very hard time getting served in the restaurant. It was obvious that they did not want to serve us because we were in uniform (the uniform of THEIR country).


After I was discharged in 1965 I watched TV only to see returning Vietnam Vets being spat upon.

I was proud of my service, proud of my military and proud of my country but I had little respect for a generation of Americans who were unable to appreciate the difference between their own military who were doing as they were directed by the legally elected government of the American people.

"Thanks to all of you for giving us a country worth serving." [/b]

That says it all.

Regards,

Jerry