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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 781971" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I agree with the latter but not the former. I served from 1981-89, which was period of relative indifference toward our military. What I mean by that is we did not have the emotion of Vietnam nor the renewed sense of nationalism that we enjoy today. I could walk through an airport in uniform unnoticed. The military provides free room and board, free healthcare, highly subsidized college education (90%), and a chance to see the world. It is very unlikely that I would have spent a week, let alone a year, in Sicily had it not been for the military. I bought my house and recently refinanced my mortgage thanks to the miilitary (VA). The military will not make you rich financially but it did instill a sense of pride and degree of maturity that I lacked when I enlisted.</p><p> </p><p>I do agree that more can and should be done for our veterans and for those on active duty who have been injured while serving in a combat situation.</p><p> </p><p>I also applaud those restaurants who choose to honor our veterans in this way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 781971, member: 12570"] I agree with the latter but not the former. I served from 1981-89, which was period of relative indifference toward our military. What I mean by that is we did not have the emotion of Vietnam nor the renewed sense of nationalism that we enjoy today. I could walk through an airport in uniform unnoticed. The military provides free room and board, free healthcare, highly subsidized college education (90%), and a chance to see the world. It is very unlikely that I would have spent a week, let alone a year, in Sicily had it not been for the military. I bought my house and recently refinanced my mortgage thanks to the miilitary (VA). The military will not make you rich financially but it did instill a sense of pride and degree of maturity that I lacked when I enlisted. I do agree that more can and should be done for our veterans and for those on active duty who have been injured while serving in a combat situation. I also applaud those restaurants who choose to honor our veterans in this way. [/QUOTE]
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