It makes me feel good to surprise some older veterans. I have a lean wallet, who dont. An I see there hat or pin, a patch. Some shone WW2, Korea, Vietnam... An I pay for there meal at the restaurant im visiting. Sometimes the waitress will say something when there tickets due, an I see there reaction.
As mentioned earlier, public supporters on certain days, mostly with holidays involved. Not much individual support imo. But there is distrust with the federal government (including soldiers, local police). An Sometimes imo they listened to the officers an not trust us by "blending in". . July 4th is over. Where has been the support? The patriotic music? The numerous flags? The "love of county an fellow man"?