Military man...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:22 pm

I was out walking a few minutes ago and as I pass one of the other apartment complex's secondary exits I see a guy in fatigues holding a baby and his wife putting things in their car...something about the way she was moving and the way he was holding the baby made it obvious he was leaving, so I broke out of my walk and went up to him.

I apologized for interrupting, and asked if he was being deployed to Iraq. He said yes, and I stuck out my hand to shake his and I thanked him for his service. When I did that, his wife ran over to me and hugged me tightly, and all I could do was hug back and reach over and shake his hand again.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Thu May 06, 2004 6:36 pm

Thank you Burke, you just made me day.

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:41 pm

your a good man burke. I wish everyone supported our troops like that, regardless of how they feel about our leaders.

-lance

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:06 pm

Thumbs up man!! I had a hard time being away from my wife in basic!

I don't know what will happen when i get deployed!!

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:08 pm

There's never enough displays like that...kudos to you Burke for doing that

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:09 pm

Thanks Burke. Thanks from many of us.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:18 pm

Pretty cool, Burke..your a good man..

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:22 pm

downhill wrote:Pretty cool, Burke..your a good man..

he does have his moments doesn't he

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:24 pm

Burke is :2cool:

I live near a train yard, and I've been seeing some heavy military equipment being moved lately, more then right before the war started. I wonder if some new large offensive is getting ready to happen.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:47 pm

it seems like everytime i go out in BDUs people come up and thank me at like the gas station or dunkin Ds or whatever. I usually feel kinda bad because i come home at the end of the weekend.

but hey that was cool of u burkey.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:13 pm

Meggie wrote:it seems like everytime i go out in BDUs people come up and thank me at like the gas station or dunkin Ds or whatever.

I’m thinking that if you went out naked people would still come up to you and thank you like at gas stations or dunkin Ds or whatever. I know I would come over and thank you. Might even take a few pictures and see if you’d like to go for a drink somewhere.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:29 pm

Thanks Burke.

JC · Post by JC » Thu May 06, 2004 9:33 pm

Meggie wrote:it seems like everytime i go out in BDUs people come up and thank me at like the gas station or dunkin Ds or whatever. I usually feel kinda bad because i come home at the end of the weekend.

but hey that was cool of u burkey.

Burke you rock that was awesome!!!!!!

Meggie? whats your MOS???

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:40 pm

JC wrote:Burke you rock that was awesome!!!!!!

Meggie? whats your MOS???

96B intelligence analyst u?

The_Lurker · Post by **The_Lurker** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:44 pm

to Burke.

Meggie wrote:96B intelligence analyst u?

oh my! there are so many possible jokes there, but alas, it's not my place to make them...

sighs...

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:09 pm

Stuff like that makes people feel great! I was in my blues at a resturant after visiting my grandpap once and some guy comes up and shakes my hand and thanked me....a few minutes later he came back and said that he picked up the tab for me and jen! DEFINATELY a kewl feeling!

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:30 pm

I know you didn't do that for praise or recognition, you were merely following your instinct.

That's a great thing Burke. That single act of kindness may very well pull him through some tough times.

:2cool:

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:38 pm

74B and 13B

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:24 am

Burke,

That was a very nice gesture and I'm sure they will never forget your act of random kindness. I know I won't.

I get thanked quite a bit as well and it's such a nioce feeling knowing that people care enough to do so.

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:30 am

UOD wrote:Burke,

That was a very nice gesture and I'm sure they will never forget your act of random kindness. I know I won't.

I get thanked quite a bit as well and it's such a nioce feeling knowing that people care enough to do so.

I was at the gas station one day after leaving the office, a guy just yelled out at me "HEY!!", I turned to him and he then said "Thank you for what you do for our country" waved and then got into his car and left.

I sat there a little puzzled for a minute as I was within a block of State HQ and the 38th Infantry Division HQ (seemed he would be used to seeing us in uniform every day?) then I got into my car (the POS that it is) and drove off. I will never forget that day ... it gave me a warm fuzzy

-lance

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri May 07, 2004 1:41 am

I'll never forget the time 11 years ago I went to the VA medical center in Danville, Illinois for an appointment and med refills.

A much older man in his 70's approached me outside and said thank you for your service. I said how did you know I was a veteran. He said you wouldn't be here if you weren't. I then ask him what he was doing here. He pulled up his pants leg to the top of his sock. He had no leg, just an artificial one. Told me he lost it just 2 weeks after D-Day in Belgium while on a night patrol. I thanked him for his service to our country.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:50 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:I'll never forget the time 11 years ago I went to the VA medical center in Danville, Illinois for an appointment and med refills.

A much older man in his 70's approached me outside and said thank you for your service. I said how did you know I was a veteran. He said you wouldn't be here if you weren't. I then ask him what he was doing here. He pulled up his pants leg to the top of his sock. He had no leg, just an artificial one. Told me he lost it just 2 weeks after D-Day in Belgium while on a night patrol. I thanked him for his service to our country.

Now if you apply this to your everyday life....saying hi to a stranger....the world would proabaly be a better place.

teaaememy · Post by **teaaememy** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:51 am

Thank you Burke. I bet it meant a lot at a time like that. And all of you posting thank you too for doing your part.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:51 am

I kinda hesitated posting this because I didn't want to seem like I was tooting my own horn...frankly, I almost didn't divert from walking...but something in the way the whole "scene" looked just compelled me to talk to him. I'm glad I did, though.

In the morning I'm going to call my brother and thank him, too (he was in the Marines 1995-2002 and was part of HMX-1 security after 9/11)...

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri May 07, 2004 1:52 am

[quote="UOD"]Now if you apply this to your everyday life....saying hi to a stranger....the world would proabaly be a better place. ]And who's to say that I don't already do this.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:52 am

[quote="UOD"]Now if you apply this to your everyday life....saying hi to a stranger....the world would proabaly be a better place. ]
If they have nice feet, I run across minefields to say hello.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri May 07, 2004 1:56 am

Burke wrote:If they have nice feet, I run across minefields to say hello.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 07, 2004 2:53 pm

Nice one Burke

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri May 07, 2004 4:39 pm

The_Lurker wrote: to Burke.

oh my! there are so many possible jokes there, but alas, it's not my place to make them...

sighs...

ive heard them all, dont waste ur time

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Fri May 07, 2004 7:40 pm

Burke,

You're a damned good man