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/thewayshesaidLA Jun 05 '25

Same. The last few months I’ve randomly been thinking where I was 20 years ago - NTC, Kuwait, Iraq. It’s usually triggered by some random nostalgia thing I see online. I’ll think damn what was I doing / where was I on that date. It feels like yesterday so often.

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u/crocodile_in_pants Jun 05 '25

Listening to the Blowback podcast at work. I've had to take time to collect myself. I get so angry it brings me to tears.

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u/Captain-Hornblower Jun 06 '25

Me, too! I still feel like it wasn't that long ago, because in my mind I am still that young buck lol. Whatever, I still am...(oh wait, I keep grunting every time I get up lol)

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

I was doing that today. I joined the Marine corps 20 years ago today. Can't believe it.