"The one thing that everybody can take away from the service comes down to one word: discipline," Kearns says.
"That discipline stays with you for the "Just from my few years of being in the army, Iwill not go to work unless I shave," Costa says."I will not go to work unless my belt buckle islined up with the buttons on my shirt." Home of Red, White and Blue The men gathered at the bar yesterday havedifferent war stories, but the shared experiencesof boot camp and battle unite them with a commonreverence for Veterans Day. "Today, at the ceremony, they rememberedeverybody from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf[War]," Kearns says. However, Vietnam veterans say that public honorand recognition for their services can sometimesbe hard to come by. "Some VFWs don't recognize Vietnam veterans,"Curry says. Kearns adds, "When people came back from WorldWar II, they had parades for them. When peoplecame back from Vietnam, they spit on them." However, Kearns says he believes the negativeattitudes toward Vietnam veterans may be changing. "I think the baby-boomers have changed theiropinion," he says. "They respect the commitmentthat the soldiers gave." A commitment to military service alsotranslates into a commitment to community servicefor the veterans at VFW Post 3273. Every December, the post holds a Christmasdinner for homeless veterans. "This place does a lot for the localcommunity," Kearns says