We show you support now because we didn't have it then

To Vic and all the other VN Vets, "Thank you for your service and welcome home!"
Posted by: Sherry McEvil

Echoed!

Hard to convey to my kids what it was like, seeing returning heroes disrespected back then.

Someone recently mentioned an exchange between a young vet & an elder, the gist being, we show you support now because we didn't have it then. Whenever I see the likes of the Patiot Riders or such, I am joyous, but always there's the back of my mind recollection of the evils to which such honors stand in contrast. Like Westboro-ians marginalized but still standing off to the side of a soldier's funeral. Important to remember, though, so it can never happen again.