If You're Gonna Be One . . .
One thing I try to do when I see someone in military uniform is to say "thank you for serving." It doesn't always happen. Sometimes it just doesn't feel right.
Anyway, when traveling over the Christmas Holidays, there are a lot of people in uniform in the airports. At one point, I saw two young men in their battle dress uniforms going the opposite direction from us. I noticed their First Infantry Division patches, so I called to them: "If you're gonna be one, be a Big Red One!" Their unison response was "Hoo Rah!" My family was much amused. And I called after them: "Thank you for serving!" I can only hope they heard that part.
Ruth
92nd MP Company, 709th MP Battalion, Fifth Army, Germany, 1976-79
Anyway, when traveling over the Christmas Holidays, there are a lot of people in uniform in the airports. At one point, I saw two young men in their battle dress uniforms going the opposite direction from us. I noticed their First Infantry Division patches, so I called to them: "If you're gonna be one, be a Big Red One!" Their unison response was "Hoo Rah!" My family was much amused. And I called after them: "Thank you for serving!" I can only hope they heard that part.
Ruth
92nd MP Company, 709th MP Battalion, Fifth Army, Germany, 1976-79
posted by datatech57 @ 8:10 AM
3 Comments:
At 9:19 AM,
Anonymous said…
I agree with thanking those who serve us.
At 12:01 PM,
CraftyGryphon said…
I'm sure they heard you, and smiled (at least on the inside)! My dad was with the 1st Infantry in 'Nam.
At 9:28 PM,
Anonymous said…
I stop every soldier I see and thank him/her for keeping us safe. Their faces are priceless. Most are really touched.
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