Marine wants people to stop thanking him...

[OscarMyers]

While i do appreciate the sincerity, it does give us an idea of where society is heading, especially with the all volunteer military. Here is a great article that makes some pretty interesting points.

http://artofmanliness.com/2011/08/28/viewers-vs-doers-the-rise-of-spectatoritis/

 

[DecodaGrant]

That's what happens when you were a loser in, you become a loser out! It never mentions most of these veterans complaining were discharged for many things but honorable.

 

[snake020]

They do mean well. Let's just accept that at face value.

Agreed. Most may not understand what we do, what we go through, or even what we fight for, but at least they're behind us.

Meanwhile, many of our UK brethren have to deal with this attitude:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-banned-drinking-tea-bar-wearing-uniform.html