Today, I was at a Remembrance Day service when an old widow told me I had my "grandad's" medals on the wrong side of my coat. I told her that I was an Afghanistan veteran and that they were mine. She then berated me in front of the WHOLE service for "lying". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to a veterans' reunion party with my grandpa. While there, a guy started yelling at me for having an unapproved haircut. It was my grandpa's old drill sergeant, and he thought I was in the army too. Everyone just smirked as he forced me to drop and do push-ups. FML
Today, I found out my extremely anti-war relatives hate me because they think I served in the Army, after hearing I was "a vet". I'm a veterinarian. FML
Today, I was working at a retirement center, when an old woman came to me and asked if I would like her old clothes. I politely said, "I'm sorry, but I'm a guy." She then said, "You could have just said no, instead of rudely lying to me." FML
Today, a fake soldier tried to chat me up at a bar. I know he was fake because one of his medals is only given posthumously to soldiers who died in combat, like my own dad, yet this creep was claiming he earned it himself. When I confronted him, he busted out my front teeth before running away. FML
Today, I was pretending to be a veteran for the US Navy at a local outlet, because I was desperate for cheap stuff. All was going well, until an actual vet pointed out that the ship I had on my naval hat was a fictitious one. Shit. FML
Today, while making small talk with a veteran, I made the mistake of using the phrase "Cost an arm and a leg". He was a double amputee. FML
Today, my grandfather told me that I was ugly. When my mom found out, she said that, "Old people are allowed to tell the truth." FML
Today, I, a 20-year-old man, was ridiculed and called "Granny" for having a coin purse. Said coin purse actually belonged to my late grandma, and she gifted it to me last year when she realized she was going to die soon. She really meant well and I appreciate it, but I wasn't ready for judgmental strangers. FML
Today, I, a retired U.S. Army soldier, was shouted down and called a liberal snowflake and even accused of stolen valor. Why? I admitted that I absolutely hate Trump. FML
Today, at the airport, my mom began talking about how useless the war in Iraq was, and how dumb the soldiers that serve there were for enlisting during the war. The soldier at the vending machine near us caught my eye. I mouthed, "Sorry" and he mouthed, slowly, "You fuckin' better be." FML
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Horde 8
Give the bitch a hand grenade to play with
stolentrix 0
disrespectful bitch. My cousin served in Afghanistan for the Canadian Army. Today we remember all who have fought & died in their country's honour. may they rest in peace. and I hope that lady get's what she deserves. HOORAH!
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cecilia_weasley 0
**** her life, for being disrespectful to a war veteran. Hope you are okay, you should have politely explained that you are a veteran for THIS Afghan war, not the previous one. ;) Also, #56, you can't stop arranged marriages from happening just because you invade the country. The more you try to stop people from their culture and traditions, you will find that they cling to them. And it's not the fathers who arrange these marriages, it's the mothers. In most cases. The father is the enforcer. In Canada, there are still people who adhere by arranged marriages, from different backgrounds. There is nothing to stop this at all. In some cases, it is the same as using an online matchmaking service: the couple dates for a few months till they marry. In some cases, it is more forceful, but so far not that many have tried to stop this from happening. Sad, but true.
cecilia_weasley 0
Canada definitely has an army. It's just smaller because it's volunteer based as opposed to Israel's which is conscription based.
bookman796 0
Your Ex is talking out his hat. It is not and has never been called a peace force, ever. It is the army madam, and this army defeated yours when your country invaded us....twice. We have also done more of the heavy lifting in Afghanistan than any other army. Stop watching Fox Noise, propaganda is not information, or history.
x805xUnknown 6
FTW for having wars.
andrewms 0
Maybe the old bitch died tonight... It would be her YDI
headboarder 0
Dunno if this is the same everywhere, but I know some people wear medals on the opposite side if they belonged to a family member/ancestor rather than the person themself. So it's possible it is true and the woman thought that he was wearing an ancestor's medals on the wrong side, as I believe was said in the original post?
bookman796 0
In Canada (and some other Commonwealth nations), you wear your own gongs on the left breast, but many also wear their fathers/grandfathers gongs on the right breast as a show of respect. What I do is wear mine on the left, and my dads (WWII) and granddads (WWI) on the right on the inside of my jacket....no one needs to see em, so I don't display em.
Xader 0
hmm....good info. I had no idea. Thanks for the education headboarder and bookman!
seamus87 4
thats shit bro. the fact that she called you a liar in front of the service is the highest disrespect to you as a soldier and a person. whatever her history is, war widow or whatever, she, nobody for that matter, has the right to question some one after making a claim like that. im an aussie soldier and integrity is one of the main things i pride myself on
BlackGasoline 0
YDI for being in the military at all.
Brendan3693 0
you're. a. bitch. as it is so commonly stated in modern culture: nuff said
princessjane 0
**** YOU #112. "YDI for being in the military at all." How rude and disgusting of a person are you that you would say that about those who serve our country to keep us safe. My own brother just returned from iraq and I have never been so proud of him. I'm sorry for those who have lost love because of wars, and I apologize for being so profane with my language, but how dare you wake up in the morning, and walk outside and still say YDI. You wouldn't have an outside to walk to, you'd either be dead or enslaved if it wasn't for our braved military fighters. So, in conclusion, **** you 112. And because their comments were removed, I feel like I should also throw a **** you to 49 & 50. Disgraces to society.
zaff97 9
hear hear