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Originally Posted by IceFyre13th
I am the same, but I now just say "please thank the family members of my brothers and sisters who did not make it home"
Its the loss I feel that makes me not like being thanked.......
USMC 82-88, Lebanon (where it all started)
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My son I think is same.
My son has a picture of the 15 guys in his advanced sniper school class. 6 made it back from Afghanistan. I think that is one of the reasons he doesn't like to talk about it, or be thanked. He witnessed lots of death. I'm just glad he made it back, and is mentally ok.