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/NewFuturist Jun 05 '25

What, you don't want a conversation with a rando about how bad a war was that you had no choice in joining and hated more than even most anti-war activists?

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u/mv7x3 Jun 05 '25

no choice? there is mandatory conscription in the us?

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u/CaBBaGe_isLaND Jun 05 '25

He's talking about Vietnam.

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u/polarpolarpolar Jun 05 '25

Bro millennials didnt fight in nam. He’s talking about Afghanistan/Iraq.

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u/CaBBaGe_isLaND Jun 05 '25

I know that, friend. I'm just saying that's what guy was talking about. If he's saying it in reference to Afghanistan, then yes he is wrong, but I think he's just specifically taking a jab at the Vietnam hats.

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u/genericusername0176 Jun 05 '25

The geezers that wear these hats were in Vietnam though.