Part of the problem is how people advertise and wear their badge of honor. Some behave well, some behave very badly. My 93 year old uncle-in-law, a purple heart Iwo Jima vet, doesn't expect any special consideration, but he's clearly proud of his service.

We met a badly behaved Korean vet at a public event. He and his family were drunk, making a lot of noise, and stood in front of the audience blocking the view. Several polite requests were made to them to be quiet, sit down, or move aside. The response was "I'm a Korean war vet , I can do what I want." My father, god bless him, in his eighties, strolled down to him and said "And I'm a World War Two vet, so sit down and shut up or get the hell out of here before I make you." Fortunately they left. My father couldn't have handled them on his own, but the rest of us would have piled on.

Vet's do not have special entitlement to behave badly. They deserve respect when they behave according to social norms, otherwise they devalue the sacrifices made by other vets.

Cant stay on target...adios

And remember that Trump was a draft dodger.

Please think about how you present yourself, and don't dishonor other vets or the f**g.