Confession of a Muslim Trump Supporter/Voter

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You know.. I can understand and respect this (and can empathize - in a weird way).

But, I don't want to serve in the military and I embarrass myself, internally, for that.
So I tend to "thank" people I see as better Americans.. protectors.

You didn't know what enlisting would lead to.. but signed on anyway.

Hats off to ya for that.

I thought I would share this experience I had in Germany.

We were on vacation in Berlin and we ran into a couple of US servicemen in uniform. They were struggling obviously with the language and just happened to be in one of the very few cafes in Berlin where no one spoke particularly good English (it happens now and then). I stepped in and helped out, then told the waiter I would be paying for their meal. When they tried to pay the waiter told them and they came over to thank me. I told them that I needed to thank them, and this was a small way to show my appreciation. One of them kinda blushed and said something along the lines of "well I haven't really been anywhere but here and in America, so...", and I interrupted him and told him he had no way of knowing where he would go when he enlisted, and that didn't make him any less brave than someone who had been sent straight into the war zone, more or less what Dr. J said here. I said that takes more balls than most people will ever show in their lives by half. They both actually got a little choked up, thanked us and left. Was one of the highlights of our vacation there. I was glad for my kids to witness that too. So I echo what Mr. T said here. Thanks.