Mistaken Identity

Recently I was at a local gun show helping run an informational table for our local militia. While taking a break and walking around the rest of the show I was stopped by an older gentleman who thanked me for my service.

I admit I was not only caught off guard by his comment, but I was also somewhat embarrassed. It hadn’t crossed my mind that I would have been mistaken for active military, as I was wearing the woodland pattern BDUs which are no longer used by active military. I made sure to explain that I was part of the militia and had not served in the military, although a number of our members have. I thanked him for the sentiment and invited him to visit our table.

Sadly there are certain segments of our society that demean and despise the members of our military and would have been offended at the mix-up.

As for me, to be honest, I was embarrassed that I could not say I had served my country.

To those of you that have served or are serving, thank you for your service, we owe you a debt of gratitude.