Random Things

The other night after work we were at the BX to pick up a few things. We decided that neither of us wanted to cook so we ate over in the food court. While we were sitting there, an older gentleman came over and asked Brian if he was active duty. He replied, "Yes, sir!" The gentleman stuck out his hand to shake Brian's and thanked him for serving our country. He also gave him a Thank You card and in it he had written, "You're appreciated very much!!!! Serving our country, and helping to protect others makes you a remarkable person....someone truly worthy of our deepest gratitude."

I watched the gentelman hand out several of these Thank You cards and the reactions of each active duty service member was the same. They all got great big smiles on their faces and said "Thank you very much, sir!" Several members said to their spouses or whoever they were with, "That was very nice." A simple thank you goes a long way. That man sat there at his table filling out more cards and each time someone passed, he asked if they were active duty. The majority were, of course. He must have handed out a few dozen of those cards while we were sitting there. That man looked so happy.