Not Just A Hat-Long Version
A tribute to those who gave their all33 total reviews
Comment from tfawcus
I recall reviewing the shorter version of this. Your slightly longer account here is even more emphatic in the way you explain the significance of the hat. Well written.
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2021
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I recall reviewing the shorter version of this. Your slightly longer account here is even more emphatic in the way you explain the significance of the hat. Well written.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from jenintorre
I really enjoyed reading this flash fiction. I expect this story is true and I really feel for you. It must have been so hurtful when the guy said, " just a hat". Best of luck in the competition. Jen.
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2021
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I really enjoyed reading this flash fiction. I expect this story is true and I really feel for you. It must have been so hurtful when the guy said, " just a hat". Best of luck in the competition. Jen.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much Jen. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Susan Larson
I reviewed this as a free verse poem. Congratulations on that win. I'm so thrilled to see you were able to rewrite it as prose. It's a story that needs to be repeated.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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I reviewed this as a free verse poem. Congratulations on that win. I'm so thrilled to see you were able to rewrite it as prose. It's a story that needs to be repeated.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much Susan. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Ulla
And amen to that. I can understand if you felt offended. But then again, a lot of people out there may not see it that way or even give it a second thought. They take it for granted that someone is fighting for their rights. I can understand why you felt offended and are angry. Good luck in the contest. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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And amen to that. I can understand if you felt offended. But then again, a lot of people out there may not see it that way or even give it a second thought. They take it for granted that someone is fighting for their rights. I can understand why you felt offended and are angry. Good luck in the contest. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you Ulla. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Judy Lawless
This is a great story, well-told. I can appreciate your feeling of being insulted when the fellow wearing the hat had no clue of it's meaning. I often wonder about other hats, and jackets, that have other associations on them, that can be bought anywhere, by anyone. They lose their meaning.
Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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This is a great story, well-told. I can appreciate your feeling of being insulted when the fellow wearing the hat had no clue of it's meaning. I often wonder about other hats, and jackets, that have other associations on them, that can be bought anywhere, by anyone. They lose their meaning.
Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Your contest entry speaks volumes of today's society. I served as an Army wife for 23 years. Our oldest son is just retiring after 25 years. Yes, it's more than just a hat. God Bless you. Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Your contest entry speaks volumes of today's society. I served as an Army wife for 23 years. Our oldest son is just retiring after 25 years. Yes, it's more than just a hat. God Bless you. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my story.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
I am a little stunned by that guy's words. I have to admit that I am not much of a flag-waver, but on Memorial Day, I put a flag on my Dad's grave for the service he gave on D-Day and flowers for my grandmother as a Gold Star Mother for losing her youngest son in France. That hat is not worn as a free meal ticket, it is a symbol of the respect that those who wore the uniform deserve, and the hat is not only worn by those proud of their own service, and they wear it in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Good luck in the contest.
Take care,
Mary
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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I am a little stunned by that guy's words. I have to admit that I am not much of a flag-waver, but on Memorial Day, I put a flag on my Dad's grave for the service he gave on D-Day and flowers for my grandmother as a Gold Star Mother for losing her youngest son in France. That hat is not worn as a free meal ticket, it is a symbol of the respect that those who wore the uniform deserve, and the hat is not only worn by those proud of their own service, and they wear it in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Good luck in the contest.
Take care,
Mary
Comment Written 01-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much Mary. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review this story.
Comment from Anne Johnston
Thank you for sharing this story. I can understand why those words, "it's just a hat" would bother you. You wear the hat in remembrance of the price you were willing to pay for your country. It doesn't seem right that anyone would wear one when it didn't mean anything to them.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you for sharing this story. I can understand why those words, "it's just a hat" would bother you. You wear the hat in remembrance of the price you were willing to pay for your country. It doesn't seem right that anyone would wear one when it didn't mean anything to them.
Comment Written 01-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review this story.
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You are welcome
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You are welcome
Comment from amahra
"It's just a hat." I'm not even a veteran and those words hurt me. Wow, you ex-military guys take discipline and self-control to a whole new level. The fact that you didn't curse this guy out shows once a disciplined soldier always a disciplined soldier. Good for you, soldier. God bless you!
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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"It's just a hat." I'm not even a veteran and those words hurt me. Wow, you ex-military guys take discipline and self-control to a whole new level. The fact that you didn't curse this guy out shows once a disciplined soldier always a disciplined soldier. Good for you, soldier. God bless you!
Comment Written 01-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review this story.
Comment from Susan Newell
This is an excellent submission for the Short Story contest. Too many people take their freedoms for granted and never think about all those who never came home. I think one reason is because the mainland has never been invaded. We haven't known war on our soil since the Civil War, and the North experienced it at a distance. As the wife of a veteran, I thank you for your service and for reminding others who the ultimate heroes are, though I consider that some who did make it home were also heroes.
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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This is an excellent submission for the Short Story contest. Too many people take their freedoms for granted and never think about all those who never came home. I think one reason is because the mainland has never been invaded. We haven't known war on our soil since the Civil War, and the North experienced it at a distance. As the wife of a veteran, I thank you for your service and for reminding others who the ultimate heroes are, though I consider that some who did make it home were also heroes.
Comment Written 01-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2021
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review this story.
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You are welcome.