I went to Iraq twice with the 1st Infantry Division. I don’t say that to make it about me, I say it for context. What we did wasn’t always easy. And from the start it really made me realize that if what we were going through was rough, what others before us went through must’ve been much worse, without some of the creature comforts we had, being able to e-mail home, call every once in awhile, get things from home shipped, etc.
Which is why I say to any vets who came before me, thank you so much because I couldn’t imagine what it was like for you. Desert Storm, Vietnam, Korea, any remaining WWII vets, etc. And I know there are plenty on here who have relatives who served in these eras. Please, please convey my gratitude to them. Tell them some guy on this outdoor forum knows a little bit about being deployed to a combat zone and he can’t imagine what you/they had to do, and he’s extremely grateful, and that those veterans of the past kept making things better for those who still serve today.