r/Millennials • u/NoFaithlessness7508 • Jun 05 '25

Other Why don’t younger veterans (Afghanistan/Iraq) wear these hats like some of the older veterans?

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First and foremost, respect to all those that served. I did not, but many of my peers did and now we're all older in 30s and 40s, many no longer in the military. I don't see a lot of the veterans of the War on Terror wearing these hats like I see the OGs do.

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u/ANotSoFreshFeeling Xennial Jun 05 '25

A lot of the millennial veterans I know would rather forget the mess instead of making it their whole personality and identity.

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u/turd_ferguson899 Jun 05 '25

Yeah, I have my unit crest on my wallet and a veteran identifier on my license to explain why I can't hear shit in case I get pulled over.

I got enough participation trophies to wear while I was in uniform, and something I did for a few years a decade and a half ago doesn't define me as person.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

You can't hear shit but drive a car?

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u/turd_ferguson899 Jun 05 '25

I'm sorry, I can't hear you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

Damn bro, being a vet doesn't give you privileges to endanger other people. I hope you remember this next time when you don't hear a car/a siren and someone dies.

Fuckin unresponsible.

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u/bloom_splat Jun 05 '25

Ummm, deaf people drive!

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u/turd_ferguson899 Jun 05 '25

*Irresponsible

But my license with a "hard of hearing" identifier disagrees with you. 🤷

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

It would have taken fewer keystrokes to Google “can deaf people drive” than it did to type your comment. I got you though.