I agree, but still. It’s weird to me too, but maybe that’s because I’d almost never heard it when I served before GWOT. People in towns near bases treated us like tourists. We’ll take your money, but you ain’t one of us.
We got more respect and recognition overseas than we ever did at home.
That’s why even if it’s gratuitous and/or insincere it’s better even that people feel obligated to say it than the converse.
My favorite is when it’s used in lieu of, “With all due respect…”.
I won’t be toasting the sky, but pouring some whisky on the ground. RIP “Will The Thrill” and others.
