Telling a rando dude with a Veteran hat, "Thank you for your service" is no different than telling some 6'2" 240lb tranny with whiskers sticking out from under their make-up they're "Incredibly brave". Virtue signaling is virtue signaling whether you're wearing a Che Gueverra t shirt or a MAGA hat. Monitoring Faux this morning has me ready to fucking puke. Why is it ok for these dick-heads go from a live shot of a veteran's cemetery straight to selling big pharma dick pills and car insurance?
If you personally know someone who sacrificed and bled, by all means honor them as you should. Quietly, privately, and honestly.