When people say "I was going to join but..."
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Hopefully you dont think im a hippie? I actually got right to where i was about to sign the papers to join and my dad stopped me, a vietnam vet, he sat me down and we had a long discussion about how horrible he was treated as a vet when he returned, now mind you when i was trying to enlist it wasnt long after 911 and pretty much anyone who joined got deployed out really quick, and as many know at that time the topic of war at all was very controversial, we had our troops getting massive disrespect from our own country, in my dads words “It seems to be just like when i got home, the country who I fought to save and protect their freedoms wanted nothing more than to make me out to be the enemy”
That talk with my dad, a vet with a purple heart and many other awards, seeing and hearing the hurt from him when we talked, convinced me that it wasnt right.
Hopefully nobody here that has served our country takes anything ive said negativity, i fully support our troops and what they do, as well as i thank all of you for your service, but please dont assume that all of us that have a “i was going to join, but” story are all hippies or anything negative, because i was going to join, but it was the tears in the most respected man in my lifes eyes, while begging me not to go that made me stay home, to this day that is the only time i have see tears in my fathers eyes, its not something i will ever forget