Military servicemembers & veterans DU appreciation thread!

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8. if sincere, we do appreciate the sentiment

But, for myself, I feel hugely uncomfortable when thanked for my service, as a previous poster said, sanitation workers are out there almost every day, cold or hot, wet doing a dirty and thankless job that our modern society would fall apart if they stopped.
Teachers make sacrifices above and beyond each day, with their time and money to educate inspire and protect our children.
There are heroes that serve, but there are every day people that do tremendous acts of heroism to save others.