Veterans

“Thanks for your service to our Country.”

I don’t know one single veteran that signed up so they could one day hear those words.

When they come I never know how to respond. Normally, it's all I can do to nod and turn away before my eyes begin to water. “You’re welcome” sounds so arrogant.

Veterans don’t expect lifetime civilians to know what our military lives were like. That civilians don’t know is a testament to the men and women who join our military.

This Veteran’s Day if you should happen to thank a veteran try not to be offended if he or she quickly turns away.

Thanks for remembering.