I got this from a buddy on a forum I belong too and it’s too good not to share:

I’m a Veteran, of two differnt branches of the United States Armed Forces. While I was on active duty you as tax payers paid me twice a month. You gave me two weeks paid vacation every year, even if I was not able to take it, you made sure that I got paid for it. You, the tax payer made sure that I got fed, sometimes not the best chow in the world, but I got fed. You always made sure that I had a place to sleep, some times it was on a flat rock, some times it was in a rice paddy, some times, and most of the time it was warm and dry and I had clean sheets that you paid to have cleaned. You clothed me with some of the worlds finest clothing, some of it fit really well, some of it fit awkward, but it fit either way and you made sure that I always had good clothing. You made sure that I always had the best gear you could afford and it was some of the best in the world.

When I was off in different parts of the world doing things that would give most people nightmares for the rest of thier lives you supported me for the most part and you made sure that everything I needed was there for me. You sent me things of comfort, even though I didnt even know who you were. You sent me cards and letters of good will and good cheer, even though you didnt have a clue who I was. You helped me celebrate holidays and kept me from feeling lonely when you didnt even know me. When I was broken and damaged you made sure you provided the worlds best medical supplies and personnel money could buy. You always in your way made me feel a part of something, a part of America, a part of freedom.

For that I wish to say THANK YOU. Thank you for being there for me and my fellow warriors.

Many times we are thanking or service members and or veterans, and rightfully so. But for today I wish to say thank you, the citizen tax payer for being there for me.

Semper Fi!

To that I say NO, THANK YOU SIR!

This man has more integrity and grit than ANY SOB camping out on the streets in OWS. He’s also a damn good friend of mine. This type of thing needs to go viral, but in our culture it will get buried for Kim Kardashian’s divorce, or Obama’s sneezing in the oval office… Sad state of affairs our nation is in.