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I always used to think saying "thank you for your service" was the proper thing to do when meeting a vet or someone currently in the armed forces.

I recently stumbled upon this article claiming that apparently its not the right thing to do and that some who served even get upset if you say it to them.

So my question to those who have served or are currently serving is: Is it ok for me to say thank you for your service, or would you rather i didnt? Please also state why or why not.

Ty :)

Here is a link to the article i mentioned if anyone is interested:
www.nytimes.com/.../...hank-me-for-my-service.html

i had to think about myself and not feel bad for ignoring him, at least i was being honest, distancing myself so he can move on and leave me alone. last year he told me how he would wait for me forever and i told him not too, to move on with his life and i wished him the best. he did seem like a very sweet guy. i have ignored the past 3 messages on him so he can really get the hint to move on with his life. the first one was on Valentine's day. i did respond with hey back and whats up. then he said happy vday and whats my bf doing thats so special. i ignored it. i dont have to say happy vday he isn't my bf, i had no bf he just wanted to snoop n for me to say i dont so he can ask me out. i didn't fall for it. then 6 months later i thought to myself ok he seemed to calm down hopefully he will he comes again and thats when i started to completely ignore him. hoping he would get the message, plus i was going through my own emotional pain, i was being nice to him all these years, there's no point in talking to a guy giving his hopes up that ok she will date me one day, she still talks to me. plus he kept forcing me he wouldn't stop no matter how much i told him NO. then second time he msged me was in August "hey how have you been?" i didn't reply so he would know im not interested. then his bday came one week later i didn't wish him because if i did but i dont talk to him other days that would be weird so i didnt. i can tell he was pissed off and didn't have a good bday just because i didn't wish him. then the next day he messages me at 3am "heyy are you trying to be stuck up and ignoring people now?" so as you all see this is harassment. you dont force people to talk if they dont feel like it. he was also being very rude. he has been single all these years hoping id be with him one day, he was most likely waiting for me. so i finally had it and BLOCKED HIM. now he can't harass me, stalk me anymore. now he can finally see im not interested. i was being too nice.