So it’s Veteran’s day and many of you are wondering how to show a veteran that you care about them. You really wish your favorite veteran blogger would write a witty post about it and assuage all your veteran well wishing anxieties. Perhaps this could be done in some kind of list form…
Ways to show a Veteran you care.
1. Buy them a drink. – If you’re out somewhere and you see a veteran buy them a drink, whatever they’re having is fine (no, not all veterans drink booze). All veterans, and most people by in large, appreciate a free beverage. This one is great too because it can be done without any awkward social interactions, you can even do it anonymously from across the room.
2. Volunteer at the USO – The USO is like a truck stop for service members. There’s food, entertainment, and even some have showers. There’s nothing more precious than time and giving up a bit of yours to make traveling military personnel a little more comfortable means a lot to all service people everywhere.
3. Help out a military family – Do you know someone who is currently deployed with a family left at home? Offer to help them out; watch the kids, mow the lawn, pick-up groceries, do whatever you can. They may not need any help but the offer itself is priceless. Just be prepared to actually help if they do need it.
4. Say thank you – Now this is important; don’t just post “God Bless all the soldiers everywhere” as your Facebook status. Actually find a veteran and say thank you. If you can do it in person or over a free drink even better.
This is a commercial for Budweieser that came out a few years back. I first saw it while watching the Superbowl at Ft Bliss. We were leaving for Iraq in a few weeks and this video really touched me.
What are some other ways we can thank a vet?
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