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Originally Posted by USMC Chuter
That's excellent! It's a small gesture, but sincere. A good friend of mine recently noticed a group of older men eating together at a restaurant. While walking to the bathroom he made a point to read their veteran ballcaps.. Two said "combat wounded, Korea". One said, "Medal of Honor Recipient." Turns out it was Ed "Too Tall" Freeman, a helicoptor pilot profiled in the book and movie We Were Soldiers. Freeman lives in the area here. My buddy walked his 6 year-old son to their table and introduced them as men deserving of thanks for their service; then bought their lunch. What a great example to a kid, eh?
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This reminded me of when I was in Atlanta a couple of years ago.
My family and I were in the Coca-Cola Center and I saw this gentleman sitting on a bench wearing a ball cap that read "WWII Veteran" and had the old style EGA pin on it. I took my daughters with me and introduced them to the gentleman, and thanked him for his service. He just looked at me and said "Thank you so much." I thanked him again for the honor to meet him and explained to my daughters over lunch the reason I introduced them and how not many of these veterans are still alive. It really made them feel good when I explained it to them; but it made that gentleman feel even better to be thanked.