think hard and tell me what u think a veteran is and what they meen to u
2006-11-06 12:18:54 · 9 answers · asked by Ben S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I agree with BrendanP 100%, but we all get discharged eventually Brendan.....even those with the "Do not ask, better not tell" policy heh heh
2006-11-06 13:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by For sure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure who the author is:
What is a veteran?
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day and making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.
He is the parade-riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
2006-11-06 14:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i consider a veteran anyone who has served in the US military...i am a navy veteran, my husband is a navy veteran and current active duty coast guard...he will eventually be a veteran of 2 branches of service...a veteran is someone who enlists in the military, serves their time, protects and serves our country...i believe that any veteran is a special person, even if they did not fight directly in a war, they are still a veteran in my book because they are trying to keep things going in the states while others are overseas fighting for us
2006-11-07 02:44:22 · answer #3 · answered by sherichance79 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A veteran is anyone who has served in the army forces. I'm a vet, and proud of my service, but that is just a small part of who I am as a person.
2006-11-06 12:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Land of the Free because of the Brave
Proud Mom of a US Soldier
2006-11-06 18:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by j.m.glass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a person that has honorably served his country in the military.
2006-11-06 12:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by lobo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
someone who serves our country like in the military and stuff. to me it means serving our country for our freedom.
2006-11-06 12:23:58 · answer #7 · answered by bearcatz_07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anyone that has served in the us armed services
2006-11-06 14:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
person who served in any branch of the military, and was not discharged.
2006-11-06 12:26:03 · answer #9 · answered by Brendan P 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋