Quote:Thank you for posting.

For some reason it is very awkward for me when someone thanks me for my service.  I cannot really specify why it is awkward it just is.

 

On the flip side of this issue, I've had people ask the oddest and sometimes very insulting questions.

One lady in particular asked " how many kids did you kill ?" I was stunned at first then I just laughed and said not enough.

We were on a plane and she was across the aisle from me.

 

So I guess it is better thank someone or say nothing then to insult them.

I didn't serve during war so I feel awkward when thanked because, in comparison to what those who did have done and gone through, I don't feel like I deserve thanks. But we all do. We did what many will not and signed our lives away to serve our country. Technically I am a Gulf War veteran though I wasn't deployed. I was told once I should put it on my resume and I said No. It would be a lie IMO. I don't need a parade or anything but I'm thankful when someone recognizes what we've done. It's no small thing. 

 

As for the lady on the plane, I probably would have done the same as you did. Some people just aren't tactful.

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