I hate it when people thank me for my service.

I hate it too. Even more because I'm not proud I served an empire that invaded and occupies other sovereign nations, and takes their people's right to self-determination away. Plus most of the people "serving" the American Empire are...not that bright. Thankfully, I was around half-way intelligent people but basically we were nothing more than mercenaries paid to occupy another country and kill their patriots that dared defy us.

So yeah, I lecture assholes when they thank me if I have the time, but mostly I just don't let it come up. Besides, more than half the people that say "thank you for serving" don't mean it, it's just what they think is the appropriate thing to say or to think they're making my day.

We shouldn't be stationed over their occupying someone else's country. If they would have used me to protect out border with Mexico than I would still be in. But the American elite running their empire don't give a shit about the American people. I enjoyed the job but I refuse to serve an empire that takes other peoples freedom away and rapes its own people at home.