Represent the DAV

DAV Magazine, Sept-Oct, 2009

It was a quiet Sunday morning and my wife and I were enjoying a hearty breakfast at a local diner. As we ate a man passed our booth and looked directly at me. He paused a moment and came over. "Are you a veteran?" he asked. "Yes, I am," I answered. "Well," he said, "thank you for your service." Somewhat taken aback by the question, I could think of nothing else to say to him but "You're welcome." When he had moved on, I asked my wife, how did he know I was a veteran? "Simple," she said, "you're wearing your new DAV ball cap." I'll remember that particular "thank you" for a very long time.

Gary J. Hicks, Orlando, FL