Spotted a Korean War USMC vet at Villiage Inn the other day. Had the honor of paying for his V.I.B. and black coffee.
A while back, I was at my local jewelry store and a WWII veteran was escorted in by family. He had a bunch of old watches with him. His family was trying to talk him out of his quest to replace the batteries on all of these watches due to the cost he was quoted.
Like a Marine should, he TOLD them he would be getting his watches back in service, cost be damned. He grabbed his claim ticket and sauntered out to his van with his family in tow.
I was friendly with the store owner and convinced her to let me prepay his tab. Cost me about $125 but it was worth every penny.
Neither of these were on Veterans Day, come to think of it. I don't need a special reminder to be thankful for their service.
I also spotted a guy with our states Purple Heart license plate. He was issued number 001. I waved at him and his wife and she rolled down her window. I told him I just wanted to thank him for his service. He was like :supergrin: