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Originally Posted by id10t
A veteran is someone who wrote a blank check to the United States for any amount up to and including their life.
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This.
My dad served in the USAF for 25 years. I still remember him laughing at me once when I complained I did not get a Christmas bonus at work. He never fought in battle but he did indeed help save the lives of many of his fellow men in uniforms. He never once received a Christmas bonus or overtime pay for long hours.
Even if the person serving in the Armed Services never did anything more than cook and clean in the mess hall in Kansas if he or she served his time and was discharged with good standing they are a vet. No one every joined the military for the big paycheck.