Yeah, I'll admit it made me tear up

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while working in a parts store a few years back, we found out one of our regulars was a vietnam vet. we tried to thank him for his service and for fighting for us, and he promptly stopped us, and with a very serious look on his face and a tone in his voice we didn't know he possessed, he said "don't you thank me for a goddamned thing. you wanna thank someone? thank those boys who didn't come home."

sent chills down my spine then, and still does when I think about it.

I can see his point. That could make one bitter seeing what he saw and not being able to do anything about it.

We also owe a debt to those parents who's sons never came back. Or wives who's husbands never came back. The families of fallen service members paid a huge toll as well.