that one is our pleasure, to give military man or woman a hug and to show a big smile and our gratitude. they keep us safe here every single day. we couldn t do it without them. i know there are parades today. there is one here in new york celebrating our veterans. is that enough locally especially for veterans that returned from vietnam who maybe didn t get the welcome that they felt they deserved and many of us agree? yeah, i remember getting off the plane in san francisco airport on the 21st of october, 1969 being told about it sergeant there at the military terminal, get out of your uniform, captain. get on civilian clothes. you don t want to go through san francisco like that. boy the world has changed, hasn t it? most highly regarded institution in america bar none is our military and the last 48 or so years have gone, seen an enormous change in the attitudes of the american people for the