by Anonymous Mommy, Mommy!" he said with the oh-so-cute voice only a preschooler has. "There's one! Can we do it?" You hear this and immediately Continue Reading
Thank you for your service
Stop Thanking Me for My Service
We are thanked for our service numerous times a day. Sometimes we don’t even know how anyone knew to thank us. Maybe it’s our demeanor, maybe it’s our Continue Reading
“Thank You For Your Service.” Yeah, Right.
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on February 21, 2015. By the time I deployed, I had served in the Army in some capacity for over 10 Continue Reading
Instead of Putting Combat Vets on a Pedestal, See the Person
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on June 13, 2019, as "Combat Vet." It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
Please, Thank Those Who Gave All, Not Me
After years of hearing "Thank you for your service" a thousand times from friends and strangers, the final straw for me came from the most unlikely of Continue Reading
Thanks for Your Service?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 11, 2019. ____________ Unfortunately, we have come to accept that those that serve in political Continue Reading
What Are You Thanking Me For?
No statement makes my neck hairs go up more than this one. Thank me for what? 25 years of loyalty to Queen and country? Shouldn't all Canadians be Continue Reading
Thank You for Your Service
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's Blog on March 25, 2019. It is republished here with the author's permission. __________ I should Continue Reading
“Do You Pay Taxes?” Thank You, from a Veteran
by a Veteran Many Americans walk up to a Veteran and say "Thank you for your service." Some of us feel awkward and don’t know how to really respond Continue Reading
On Memorial Day: Thanks but No Thanks for Your Thanks
(Author's Note: I use "soldier" for Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, male and female, Active, Guard and Reserve.) Memorial Day is just up ahead, Continue Reading
All of the Veterans Who Said “Don’t Thank Me For My Service” Are About To Get Their Wish
“Don’t thank me for my service:” the sentiment has almost become almost axiomatic to a sizeable minority of veterans. It is so widespread Continue Reading