Posted on Jun 26, 2017
As a Vietnam Veteran, do you mind having someone thanking you for your service when you are wearing a Vietnam Veteran ballcap?
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LT Brad McInnis I have a Vietnam Veteran cap, but I seldom wear it. Instead, I prefer to wear one of my Marine Corps caps. I have no problem with someone thanking me for my service, and I will say something to them letting them know that I appreciate the thank you. A thank you is much better than the responses that I received when I returned from Vietnam.
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I always thank Vietnam vets when I meet them. The way you guys were treated when you got back was horrible. When I got back from my first tour in Iraq in 2004, I was humbled to see Vietnam vets thanking me!
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CW3 (Join to see) - Thank you, and thank you for your continuing service. We were not expecting a brass band when we returned home, but we also were not expecting the open hostility that we encountered. A couple of days after I left Vietnam, I was in Okinawa, when I heard that my best buddy had been killed the day after I left country. I was not in a good mood at LAX, and it was very hard not responding/attacking some of the protestors.
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Sgt (Join to see) - I hope that never again U.S. veterans will ever have to face that level of inappropriate hostility.
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I had a Vietnam veteran tell me one time that the best thing to say to Vietnam veterans is 'Welcome Home', since they weren't told that when they actually came home. I thought that was pretty cool.
Do other Vietnam vets agree with that?
Do other Vietnam vets agree with that?
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PO2 Richard C.
Jenn Moynihan - And we would appreciate both the hug and the Welcome Home. A double dose of warmth would be 10 times better than a single.
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MAJ Don Bigger
Since I have retired, I substitute teach high school math and coaching the XC team. Interestingly enough, when the high school kids find out I'm a veteran--much less a VN veteran--they generally always thank me for my service. I get more thanks from them then I do adults.
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SSgt Terry P.
PO2 Richard C. - Even the "going through motions' comments are at least showing recognition,which is better than we received on our initial home-coming.
I am with you on that,some are just going along with it on the surface.
I am with you on that,some are just going along with it on the surface.
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If someone decides to wear a hat that advertises to everyone he comes in contact with that he is a VN veteran, he should expect some people to thank him for his service. Hell, why is he wearing the hat in the first place? To let everyone know he served in VN. And if the person seeing it is old enough to remember the history of how VN vets were often treated poorly upon their return, they might reasonably feel that thanking someone who maybe didn't get thanked decades ago would be appropriate. If a vet still has issues with his service that makes him uncomfortable talking to strangers about , then don't wear the hat. Then no one will thank you for your service. Problem solved.
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SGT John Shatesky
Wearing the hat/cap is to show you are proud to have served your country. Yes, I want others to know I fought to keep their freedoms. To keep democracy alive for as many as it can. Wear your hat/cap, pin, jacket and shirts. Be proud.
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