I love the look on a vets face

[redman555]

I went to the docs today and when I walked in, saw a ww2 vet wearing his navy hat. So after I signed in I sat down and asked him "did you fly?". He said "no, I worked in the submarines".  After a bout a 5 min covo I learned he was in the pacific theater.  I got called back, as I stood up I thanked him for the second time for serving.  I will   NEVER forget the look on his face. It was as if no one ever thanked him before. He gave me a big smile and said no problem.
 

-BigBOBCH

[SmokinLoon]

good for you.  Probably made up for all the times he could have but wasnt thanks.

Job well done.   

[68Hawk]

That's all most Vets really want.

Hooah to you, redman555!

 

[Pigslilspaz]

When ever I come across a vet, I go up and shake their hand.

[oakranger]

WTG,Redman.  I always salute and/or thank any vet I cross path with. 
Some I talked to especially the WWII vets......losing them from old age.  One vet i met was in the 1st div of the marines in WWII.  I list places of battle where the 1st division fought, he was surprise I knew the history of the 1st div.  I am sure he was happy that some younger generations learned their history.
  That is all they ask from us all, a simple thanks, salute and hand shake.

[CAP1]

I went to the docs today and when I walked in, saw a ww2 vet wearing his navy hat. So after I signed in I sat down and asked him "did you fly?". He said "no, I worked in the submarines".  After a bout a 5 min covo I learned he was in the pacific theater.  I got called back, as I stood up I thanked him for the second time for serving.  I will   NEVER forget the look on his face. It was as if no one ever thanked him before. He gave me a big smile and said no problem.
 

-BigBOBCH

 i've done that with customers that come into my shop.

 the most common answer i get when i thank them, is "for what?". i say that it's because of people like them that we all have the freedoms that we have today.
 they almost always respond with "i was just doing my job". THAT attitude is what makes every one of them heros in my eyes.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

two weeks ago I was at Mc Donald in my pilot uniform. A 50+ year old guy comes to me and says ' thx you for serving', then walks away. I rarely felt so silly  . Didn't wish to make this guy feels stupid, so I threw in a quack 'no sweat', but sure hated not deserving any of it. (I'm a vet of the wrong country, we don't thank or vets in mine).

[8313jbx]

 

[TOMCAT21]

   well done

[xbrit]

I recently received my Veterans Lapel badge that I wear with pride.

[fuzeman]

At the Geneseo airshow in 2010 they have a ceremony before it starts where all the veterans go up in front and the anthems are played.
I walked up to a place where many of them would walk by after it was over and offered a handshake and a "Thank you for your service" to all who would take it. Most did, however; there was a younger lady who didn't want any part of it.
Even shook Blooz's hand but didn't know it was him at the time.

[fbWldcat]

Vets are the only people I could have never met a day before in my life, and still respect them. People usually have to earn my respect, these guys earned it when they signed up for the job. My Uncle has terminal Pancreatic Cancer. He has 3 months or less to live. I learned a few weeks ago that he served in Korea. I'll have to tell him thank you before his time is up, the only problem will be driving hundreds of miles. I really hope I get the time and money to do it, soon.


 

[M0nkey_Man]

"if you can read this, thank a teacher.If its english, thank a vet"

[Rino]

     I sort of enjoyed the look on my sister-in-law's father's face last week.  He was telling me that they wouldn't let
him join the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  
     Turns out it doesn't count if you served in the Luftwaffe    <he was an 20mm flak gunner near Cherbourg who
got strafed by a P-38 of all things>

[colmbo]

When I was flying the B-24 I was lucky enough to have the honor to take WWII bomber vets on a flight in the airplane.  One guy had been a pilot, he was shot down and spent the rest of the war as a POW.  His family bought a plane sponsorship (a $5K donation, gets his name on the airplane, a flight jacket and lifetime flight privs)in his name and came out with him for the flight.  Once in the air I put him in the right seat and let him fly the airplane.  This was the first time he'd been in a B-24 since he bailed out of his over Germany.  He was tentative at first, a bit rusty  , but as the minutes passed you could see it came back as he made a few gentle turns.  Once on the ground he thanked me for letting him fly the airplane and then said he was honored to have flown with me. 

Same thing with Al Yano and Walter Gates, two guys who had been waist gunners on the same B-24.  Scroll down to see their pic.  I took them flying out of Marathon in the Florida Keys.  Once down they thanked me and said it was an honor to fly with me. 

This happened a lot.  I would always reply that the honor was most certainly mine.  I was lucky enough to fly the airplane now, I got to fly low where it's warm, no one was shooting at me and I had a young Swedish girl as a co-pilot...they were the folks deserving of honor to have faced the risks and hardships they endured.

There were a lot of tears shed around those airplanes, and I'm sure tears are still being shed around the bombers to this day.