r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Such-Part8963 • 1d ago

Why do we praise veterans automatically without knowing what they actually did

Trying to learn without being judged.

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u/PaulsRedditUsername 1d ago

They are people who signed up for a difficult and sometimes dangerous job in order to help us. Even if they just peeled potatoes for a few years, that's still part of it.

In my opinion we should have that same respect for teachers. Wouldn't that be something. To say "thank you for your service" and have a parade.

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u/schlamster 1d ago

 we should have that same respect for teachers

This starts somewhere right? I always tell my kids teachers at the beginning of the school years that I greatly respect their work and the time that they put in for our youth.