FoxFireEMT
12-17-2008, 08:23 AM
Hey I meant to post this yesterday but never did.
After my Dr's appt yesterday I stopped by Chick-A-Fila to get something to eat & as I live in Dover (which is obviously near the Dover Air Force Base) we see a lot of Men & Women around in the stores. I have, since I was a young teen, & realized the signifigants of the Service Men & Women have went up to them to tell them "Thank You."
On with the story:
As I walked away from the order counter & turned around to get my condiments 4 my food I saw an AirForce Gentleman sitting there eating his food, alone. (They are usually in a group, but anyway.) So as my normal procedure is, to go up to them, Apologize for interupting what there doing, introduce myself & thank them for their service to our country & tell them that I'm thankful for them & support them.
As I did this the man became slightly teary eyed. (This guys was young, younger then I.) I'm only 26 but he was no older then his low 20's. He told me, this is the tough but yet best job he ever had. Told me he left family behind, girlfriend behind (who later he got a Dear John letter from) and a unborn son. He said he was a "big" screw up growing up & messed a lot of things up. He said he owed it to many people the gratitude that he should of gave them many years ago. ( I don't know what he did, probably just typical teen age boy stuff.) But this young man told me that this was the first time someone ever seemed to appreciate him in life. He said it made him feel good & that he was making a difference that he should of many years ago.
We conversed some more & then I left him to himself again. My point being is that you never realize how much a Thank You or even a smile can go a long way. I am grateful for our Service Men & Women. They do a lot of our country, even if they never leave the base. If it weren't for those who were willing to stand up for our country would we be where we are today? Probably not.
Thank You to all the Service Men & Women on our Board.
After my Dr's appt yesterday I stopped by Chick-A-Fila to get something to eat & as I live in Dover (which is obviously near the Dover Air Force Base) we see a lot of Men & Women around in the stores. I have, since I was a young teen, & realized the signifigants of the Service Men & Women have went up to them to tell them "Thank You."
On with the story:
As I walked away from the order counter & turned around to get my condiments 4 my food I saw an AirForce Gentleman sitting there eating his food, alone. (They are usually in a group, but anyway.) So as my normal procedure is, to go up to them, Apologize for interupting what there doing, introduce myself & thank them for their service to our country & tell them that I'm thankful for them & support them.
As I did this the man became slightly teary eyed. (This guys was young, younger then I.) I'm only 26 but he was no older then his low 20's. He told me, this is the tough but yet best job he ever had. Told me he left family behind, girlfriend behind (who later he got a Dear John letter from) and a unborn son. He said he was a "big" screw up growing up & messed a lot of things up. He said he owed it to many people the gratitude that he should of gave them many years ago. ( I don't know what he did, probably just typical teen age boy stuff.) But this young man told me that this was the first time someone ever seemed to appreciate him in life. He said it made him feel good & that he was making a difference that he should of many years ago.
We conversed some more & then I left him to himself again. My point being is that you never realize how much a Thank You or even a smile can go a long way. I am grateful for our Service Men & Women. They do a lot of our country, even if they never leave the base. If it weren't for those who were willing to stand up for our country would we be where we are today? Probably not.
Thank You to all the Service Men & Women on our Board.