Showed my son this thread and he appreciates all the Thank you posts. He says not needed but nice that so many people care and appreciate the services.
He is very proud of the way he's been treated in his uniform. He's really only been in public in his uniform on the flights home since he just finished basic and went to AIT. He said he received lots of Thanks from strangers and even an upgrade on one flight.
Here is him arriving at KCI. All that construction got a whole bunch of dust in my eyes!