Do you know/ are you a veteran?

Question

I want to interivew a veteran for a project in school. There is just 4 questions i want to ask;
1. Name, rank, branch of services, the war you were in
2. Whats your definition of patriotism?
3. As a formal solider, do you feel that the society's attitude towards soldiers has changed?
4. Verteran's Day is a national holiday. Do you feel its a special day? How do you celebrate?

Thank you :)

Answer 1

GBA Army 173 rd Abn, Viet Nam; 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
It used to be do what you were told but after Robert McNamara admitted he and the President knew the war was not win able but still sent us to get killed, it is now do what is right. That sure is not fight a war on behalf of the rich!
Certainly the right wing paint us a nation of freedom fighters when in reality we have become a Army of mercenaries.
No, it is not a special day, it is another excuse for big business to use us again! I hide out and speak to a few friends.

God Bless You and The Southern People.

Answer 2

1. Anonymous, E-9 US Navy 1958-1968 US Army 1976-1998. Served in early Viet Nam conflict as Military adviser, Served Desert Shield/Storm as Military Policeman, Investigator. Retired as an Army Aviator.
2. My definition of patriotism is simple; be prepared to defend your way of life and the beliefs that you hold true under any duress possible, both internal and external.
3. It can never be worse than when we came back from Viet Nam. We were afraid to wear our uniforms in public and never spoke to anyone about our experiences.
4. It is a special day for the vets, but much of our population takes our freedom for granted and can never fully understand what defending your country against hostile enemy is like.

Answer 3

Name withheld
Army active duty/ Air Force reserve duty Both gulf wars
Simply patriotism is loving your country
Yes, during peace time civilians rarely think of military but, while wars are in progress. Strangers come up to you to thank you for your service.
I feel Veterans day is a special holiday, The sacrifice of our dead are mostly mourned. If you don't believe it visit a veterans cemetery.
I call a lot of the soldiers and Airmen I knew years ago to reminisce

Answer 4

(No name given), PFC, U.S. Army, Iraq War
Patriotism is an unconditional love of country based on the principles upon which it was founded, and the future for which it is destined, not an intermediate awkward moment.
I'd like to think that we respect an appreciate our soldiers more today, but the more I hear, the more it starts to sound like Nam all over again.
I feel that Veteran's Day is important, but I prefer to celebrate it by enjoying the freedoms that have been preserved for me as a result of the brave members of the military.

Answer 5

Here goes dreaminxx...

1. XXXX, QM2, Navy submarines although we were fighting the Russians and not the Vietnamise.

2. Patriotism? It has no meaning to me.

3. As a formal(sic) soldier I feel society has sufficiently honored the service of those of us who have lived.

4. Verteran's(sic) Day? It gives an opportunity for Republican politicians who never served to show up at a memorial.

Answer 6

1. Prefer not to give out my name, E2, Navy, Desert Storm
2. Willing to die defending the freedom I have in this country
3. Yes. After Viet Nam, most people treated our vets horribly
4. I believe it is special. I celebrate by going to events with fellow vets or to the American Legion post to honor all that have served and are serving.

Answer 7

Rick, E-7(MAC), U.S.Navy, Viet Nam, Grenada, Panama, GW1

Someone who doesn't spit on his own country.

Somewhat, they still lack a will to win and thus since Vietnam, I feel sorry for those still in uniform. I for one would no longer fight for this country unless the enemy had troops with boots on the ground here in the USA, and I don't count California, they can have that commie crap hole.

For Veteran's day I will visit my fallen friends, and then celebrate their lives with my family by having a bar-b-q.

Answer 8

some people are still wrong about who a veteran is...you DONT have to be enlisted during a war to be considered a veteran...my military ID and VA ID both say i am a NAVY VETERAN!!!!

i didnt serve in the navy during a war....i am still entitled to any help from the government, VA and employment agencies....my husband has been in for 10 years, he has never gone overseas to fight but for his job, he stays in the states or its boundaries and protects our country that way

HN Chance E3
United States Navy.....

Answer 9

1)Specialst Army, National Guard Iraq war
2)Doing what is needed for my country
3) I feel like people say they support the troops, but when it comes to doing America fails to appreciate what veterns have done for them
4) for this Veterans day i am going the legion with my father (vietnam vet)

Answer 10

Tumbleweed is wrong about the definition of veteran. A veteran is any person who has served on active duty during a war. They don't have to serve in the battlezones, but if they serve during the war they're considered a veteran.

My mother is a veteran of the Gulf War, and my uncle is a Vietnam vet.