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I am a vet and I am at least touched by what is at the very least unusual acts of kindness.

What I notice most about our troops is the absence of malice toward their officers and the respect officers show toward their troops. NOT when I was in. We didn't like the officers and they lorded it over us like we were shit. I'll bet a lot of the fragging in Nam had something to do with that. Also the Navy is famous for having duty officers "vanish" in the night, always presumed pushed overboard by an angry enlisted man.

I think there has been a major change in the officer/enlisted man relationship. For the better.