Posted by dacj501 on 9/30/2012 7:15:00 PM (view original):
congrats on the new gig, and on behalf of the fat, lazy sector of US homebodies, thank you profusely for your service.
You're welcome (from Indians, myself, and all the other vets here). I know that comment was meant for just Indians, but you don't know how good it makes me feel when people thank me for having served. Last year for Veteran's Day, my son's elementary school put on a little play and the different grades sang some patriotic songs and had different kids read some facts about the holiday. I happened to be off work that day so I figured I'd go check it out.
At the end, the principal caught us off guard when she asked all the vet's to come and group up front and center. The rest of the parents and relatives still in the bleachers and all the children gave our small group of veterans (I guess there were about a dozen of us there) the biggest, loudest standing ovation that I've ever heard. In the words of Mike Gundy, "I'm a man, I'm forty!" and I'll be the first to admit, I had to wipe my eyes several times. Besides my son being born, it was probably the best feeling I've ever had in my forty years on this Earth. Yep, I cried, but when I looked over and saw how
proud my son was that his Dad was being honored for being a vet, it made all the tough times worth it.
10/1/2012 2:13 AM (edited)