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But it happened this evening.
After a long day at the range with our monthly USPSA match, I was hungry. So was Miss Penny. We decided to go into town & enjoy a good German dinner. When we arrived,,, there was only one other couple in there, as we were a tad early for the dinner crowd & well after the lunch bunch had long gone.
As we leisurely enjoyed our dinner, the place began to fill up. An older guy can in wearing a ball cap depicting his Army service. It was familiar, and he sat one booth ahead of us. Soon after, another couple was seated behind us. Well the Army vet & his wife finished & were about to leave, & I inquired as to the unit, and it happened to be an Armor unit from Ft. Hood where I was Air Cav. He had gotten there after I'd left,,, and we shared pleasantries of our service. We wished each other a Merry Christmas & thanked each other for our service.
he left.
Now the couple behind us seemed pleasant, even if the guy seemed a bit loud. Not rowdy or anything,, just his voice carried well. A normal couple out for dinner. The guy looked a bit rough, but not weird or anything.
Well after a pleasant relaxing dinner topped off with apple strudel, I finally reached for my check that had been left when the waitress had delivered the strudel. As I was checking the bill, I noticed a small mistake, and as I POLITELY asked my waitress about it, she said I was correct,,, but my bill was already taken care of.
I didn't understand.
I inquired as to why or by whom. She motioned behind me to the couple behind us.
I was speechless. As long as I've been a vet, or for all the times I've done so many little things, I've never had a stranger do this for me or us. Miss Penny & I quietly discussed what to do. I felt that if it had been done so in a totally secret way,,, the waitress would not have let me know who had been so kind.
So, as we got up to leave, I turned around behind us & thanked them. It seems the lady wanted to do this, and thanked me for my service. I truly didn't know what to say except a hearty thank you & allowed as how it had never been done to me before. I gave them a brief thought of how a lot of my family had served, and we'd only lost one family member since WWII. I wished them a truly Merry Christmas, and left before I choked up to the point of not being able to speak.
I told Miss Penny I was unaccustomed to being the recipient of stuff from total strangers because of my service. I'm usually doing stuff for other vets etc.
Now, around here,,, this place is like family & I've received gifts & Karma's from the fine folks here. But to have a total stranger do this & thank me,,, made me speechless & humbled.
My Christmas has already been wonderful!
After a long day at the range with our monthly USPSA match, I was hungry. So was Miss Penny. We decided to go into town & enjoy a good German dinner. When we arrived,,, there was only one other couple in there, as we were a tad early for the dinner crowd & well after the lunch bunch had long gone.
As we leisurely enjoyed our dinner, the place began to fill up. An older guy can in wearing a ball cap depicting his Army service. It was familiar, and he sat one booth ahead of us. Soon after, another couple was seated behind us. Well the Army vet & his wife finished & were about to leave, & I inquired as to the unit, and it happened to be an Armor unit from Ft. Hood where I was Air Cav. He had gotten there after I'd left,,, and we shared pleasantries of our service. We wished each other a Merry Christmas & thanked each other for our service.
he left.
Now the couple behind us seemed pleasant, even if the guy seemed a bit loud. Not rowdy or anything,, just his voice carried well. A normal couple out for dinner. The guy looked a bit rough, but not weird or anything.
Well after a pleasant relaxing dinner topped off with apple strudel, I finally reached for my check that had been left when the waitress had delivered the strudel. As I was checking the bill, I noticed a small mistake, and as I POLITELY asked my waitress about it, she said I was correct,,, but my bill was already taken care of.
I didn't understand.
I inquired as to why or by whom. She motioned behind me to the couple behind us.
I was speechless. As long as I've been a vet, or for all the times I've done so many little things, I've never had a stranger do this for me or us. Miss Penny & I quietly discussed what to do. I felt that if it had been done so in a totally secret way,,, the waitress would not have let me know who had been so kind.
So, as we got up to leave, I turned around behind us & thanked them. It seems the lady wanted to do this, and thanked me for my service. I truly didn't know what to say except a hearty thank you & allowed as how it had never been done to me before. I gave them a brief thought of how a lot of my family had served, and we'd only lost one family member since WWII. I wished them a truly Merry Christmas, and left before I choked up to the point of not being able to speak.
I told Miss Penny I was unaccustomed to being the recipient of stuff from total strangers because of my service. I'm usually doing stuff for other vets etc.
Now, around here,,, this place is like family & I've received gifts & Karma's from the fine folks here. But to have a total stranger do this & thank me,,, made me speechless & humbled.
My Christmas has already been wonderful!
