They have moral authority

At our home My Friend. Wife and I are both Vets. Wife bristles at his name.

If I'm ever up your way, I'm going to take you up on that offer.

LOTS of retired military, active military, military contractors here and most would cheer your shirt and offer a handshake.

It's good to know there are flickers of hope.

We need all the testimonials we can get, especially from those who've served. Every single one is worth cherishing and maybe even copying. To keep. To appreciate. To feel the deepest gratitude for the service and the sacrifice it represents. And to remember.

One again Sgt. Major, Semper Fidelis.

Fellow Vet here who hates that sack

But now I'm a VVAT (Vietnam Veteran Against Trump). Thank you for your service!

In the war zone of Portland (or I will be as soon as I find it.)

Actually Portland is a deep blue zone, which explains the attention we get from Mango Mussolini and his goons.

No anti Trump shirt, but I get a of positive feedback for my Navy hat.

By the way, my Grandson is a jarhead, just reupped for his second hitch at LeJeune. He says that you guys do all the work, and us sailors just provide transportation, kind of like an Uber driver. I told him that's true, but we have bigger guns.

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He will be glad to hear it, he's a great kid.

OOHRAH!

that the military and all the government and country are his personal property. I forget whether 2016 or 2020 when they were even more fired up, one of them in his late 20s or 30s with teh red cap on *ran* up to me in the parking lot of the grocery store, ecstatically yelling thank-you-for-your-service! and sticking his whole arm out as he ran to shake hands. I said, "No Trump for me."

He stopped dead in his tracks and yelled, "No America for you!" and stormed off to his monster truck (there I go assuming/judging by his monster truck).

I do put political yard signs out in front of my house, but I don't do bumper stickers or political shirts/hats. Too much of a target.
I always try to get my yard signs that say "Veteran for .....", or something to that effect.
The last two 'No Kings' protests I attended, my signs stated that I am a Veteran, and I wore a Veteran-type shirt.

I am a URI alumni, but I have a granddaughter who went to UT Chattanooga.

would lower their prices a bit on their anti-tRumpie T-shirts, lots of people can not afford $20 & $30 T-shirts.

If every one of us who wants him gone was able to wear a anti-trumpie T-shirt every time we're out in public
it would help us at the ballot box which is our ultimate goal.

it also might make us targets.

When in public, just as at work, I don’t advertise my politics. Learned that lesson when Clinton ran against Bush the Elder: I had a Clinton sticker on my car. Guy parked across the lane, standing behind his car, has a Bush sticker. When the asshole saw mine, he glared at me, as if I’d just pissed in his cornflakes. I got back to my car after class to find my sticker was gone. And that’s tame compared to what some of these Reichwing flying monkeys are capable of.

Most MAGAts are just loudmouths, without the courage of their convictions, I’d bet. But you never know when you’re going to run into that ONE crazy asshole with a gun…

I live in a ruby red neighborhood. But I have lived places where I wasn't nervous about campaign swag (usually stickers or maybe pins rather than clothing.)

should have thousands of comments: Good One MCE

My shirt reads, "I served. Now I resist." It has an image of an upraised fist superimposed over an upside-down US flag. I wore it for my last visit to the VA hospital and got nothing but compliments and thanks.

I'll look into that.

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I don't use my status as a veteran to gain discounts, it's a moral thing with me, I'm no better than anyone else who isn't a vet., whether it be a grocery clerk, construction worker, IT tech, etc.

If discounts are going to be offered, then they should be offered to all Americans, whether they served or not.

Should you ignore your birthday because 364/365 of the people don’t share it with you?

When I served, being on call 24 hours, I figured I made 25 cents/hour.

People get senior, veteran, and color tag of the day discounts at thrift stores. (Senior tuesday, Veteran Wednesday, and sometimes every day at some stores.)



Lewis Carroll

but I just can't, because of what I perceive as my fundamental principles, use these discounts, don't get me wrong, those vets that utilize these discounts, God bless them and I 100% support them for their choices.

My other driver, she's US Air Force vet., uses these discounts, and I wholly support her for this.

May be nothing to a truck driver, but I'm 76 and these roads up here are a grand prix course in two lane blind curve roads.

I rarely take them up on the offer. Will try this year.

A deer totaled my 20-year old pickup. I got an SUV instead of a pickup cuz twice the price. I really wanted a Miata but no room for anything, and the Forester has enough zip to pass slowpokes on our steep grades. Uphill, too!!!

Your choice!

I didn't expect this many Rec's, not what I was looking for, but I thank all you wonderful DUer's.

I love y'all.