Posted by
Garnet92 on Thursday, November 27, 2008 1:33:25 PM
Yesterday I stopped at my local Subway sandwich shop to grab a quick lunch. When I entered, there was a short line, maybe eight folks, and just ordering their sandwiches were three army guys. With their burr cuts, camo fatigues and boots, they did look sharp. The assembly line moved along and the first guy got his sandwich wrapped and was about to pay the cashier. Just when I was ordering my sandwich, it occurred to me that I should do something for these guys. I left my place in line and cut into the three soldiers who were at the cashier and told him to put their lunches on my “tab.”
“Thank you, sir” was the enthusiastic response from all three – smiles and handshakes as if they’d won the lottery.
I went back to my place in line to finish the construction of my ham and pepper jack sub and the man in front of me thanked me and said he wished he’d thought of it.
The bill was $22 bucks and change. I can’t think of a better way to spend $22. The profuse thanks I got from the army table as I left the shop would have been enough but there was also the good feeling that I had, in a small way, made their day a little brighter.
I would encourage all of us to take a moment when you encounter one of our military to thank them, shake a hand, or buy a lunch. It is such a small thing to do and the way you'll feel for having done it is the cheapest high you'll ever find.