**Official Veterans Day Appreciation Thread**

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I work with a purchasing agent that is a ‘Nam vet, Staff Sargent Infantry. Worked with him for over 6 years before I ever knew he was a vet. Then one day he drops a couple of stories on an old crusty engineer and myself that left us both slack jawed and stunned.
Great guy, haven’t heard much about his service since that day, and no one else around even knows he’s a vet.

My old man was there and you'll never hear a word about it, he tries to act like it never happened.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

My old man was there and you'll never hear a word about it, he tries to act like it never happened.

Sadly that kind of story is the norm more than the exception.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Sadly that kind of story is the norm more than the exception.

Sure makes spotting the fake ‘Nam combat vets easy.
They’re typically the ones running their mouths about what all they did over there.

[chefsos]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Sure makes spotting the fake ‘Nam combat vets easy.
They’re typically the ones running their mouths about what all they did over there.

I work with a guy who was there. He doesn't say a lot about it but when he does, it's said just as matter-of -factly as it would be about anything else that happened in his life 35+ years ago. I get the impression that this guy's not ****ed up about the experience at all.

And I thanked him for his service today, just as I now thank all the veterans here for theirs.