Don't get me wrong; I am happy when I am sincerely thanked for my service. I am not pleased at all by those that thank me insincerely, as a matter of business marketing and above all by customer service people from other countries from a memorized script given to them by corporations that are trying to placate me. I am not a dog and if I were one, that would not rub my belly.
There are good nurses, good teachers, good police men and women, firefighters, EMS responders and the list goes on that are not veterans that deserve thanks for their service not just us military vets. I was an adult when I made the decision to join the Navy. I did it of my own free will. To those that thank me for my service that are genuinely sincere in their gratitude, I am ok with that but I don't need the attention. My thanks is my life and where I live and how I live. So far, I have lived like I wanted to live not serving Oligarchs, kings, or other nonsensical forms of elitists. That is really all the Thanks I need.
Thank You for listening to my pet peve on Veterans Day. To all you out there that are genuine in your gratitude, God Bless You and may you have a Cold Rolling Rock to salute everyone that sacrifices for others all around you.