Veteran Treatment

I was asked, why the hassle about the Vets? Why, we treat them fair and complete! Don't we say, "Thank you for your service" whenever we meet? It is true that most are treated with a degree of courteous respect. Of course, that has been true at certain times throughout the history of warfare. But wars draw down, and memories of the great deeds done are forgot. I believe the following clip expresses that turn quite well: Tommy Atkins, by Rudyard Kipling.