Savannah does it right.

Here's the news story. Make sure you watch the video, too, so you can really see how it is. I think I miss that the most about Savannah. Everyone there really loves the military. It's so obvious since one of the longest traditions is for soldiers to march in the parade on St. Patrick's Day, and for the spectators along the parade route to run out and kiss the soldiers as they pass by. You can see if you watch the video that the soldiers they talked to had lipstick all over their cheeks. It's tradition. In recent years, as beads have become a popular part of the St. Patrick's Day celebration, it's also become popular to put beads around the soldiers' necks as they pass by. So now they get beads AND kisses. Again, watch the video. It's adorable. Even the big tough Airborne Rangers can't help but smile! Plus, if you're a local girl, what's not to love about this tradition? How many days out of the year can you just walk right up to a hot soldier and kiss him?? Only St. Patrick's Day, and only in Savannah!!

Savannah loves the military. They really do. After leaving, I realize that. Granted, we are treated pretty well in many places, but the attitudes are different. Here in El Paso, the locals think we're cash cows, just here to save their crappy local economy. We make more money than the locals, but we aren't taking jobs from the locals, so they think we're their financial salvation. They try to scam us, and get every penny from us that they can. A military discount here is unheard of. If people see that you're military, they'll double the price because they know you can afford it. Some of the people resent us because landlords would rather lease to us than the locals because we're pretty much guaranteed not to be into crime, and we have steady income, and will be able to pay. To the people of El Paso, we are big walking bank accounts, nothing more. In Savannah, we were people, and that was awfully nice.