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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2883095, member: 36230&quot;]What I consider to be one of the greatest honors of my life was having the privilege to personally know a fairly large number of WWII vets, along with lesser number of WWI vets, mostly in my younger years (obviously). Although not all would talk about their wartime experiences, the majority of those that would admitted to knowing well what they were getting themselves into, with most still being proud to do so, regardless of requirement, because of their convictions. I even spoke at the funerals of a few of these fine men, and more than once made what was essentially the same statement. The funny thing is that no one decided, for political reasons, to turn it into an insult, or an attempt to score a few virtue signaling points, but instead accepted it as the respect clearly intended. What a concept!</p><p><br /></p><p>We live at a time when some jump over each other to thank anyone simply claiming to be a veteran, supposedly for &quot;our freedom&quot;, but the mere thought of acknowledging that someone both knew and willingly shouldered the risks involved is somehow insulting? Puh-leez! Call me crazy, but I would consider a sign of respect and an acknowledgment of the individual&#039;s bravery/sacrifice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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