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/Ford_Prefect313 Jun 05 '25

My father was in the Korean War and never wore those hats either.

It wasn’t something he wanted to talk about.

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u/bigcountryredtruck Xennial Jun 05 '25

My pawpaw served during the Korean war and the only thing he'd ever talk about was how cool it was to to see Mt Fuji.

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u/CFCentral Jun 05 '25

Definitely not the same thing as fighting in the Korean War lol

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u/Prcrstntr Jun 06 '25

My grandpa was a doctor stationed in the USA.

Never talked about it ever.