There’s nothing better than a fresh haircut, especially when it’s free.

For Veterans Day 1999, any servicemember was welcome at Bobby D’s Barber Shop for a free trim. When discussing his reasoning for the special deal, he said, “Not a lot of ways that I can say thank you. This is the only thing I know.” Advertisement

Veterans of WWII, Vietnam and Korea all received haircuts and spoke poignantly about what it meant to serve.

Watch the video above to meet the veterans and hear what they had to say.

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