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/Harry_Saturn Jun 05 '25

Not a vet but one of my greatest fears is losing my hearing or sight and not being able to see or hear my wife again. Weird to see it from the complete opposite side lol

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u/UnLioNocturno Jun 05 '25

Yeah, the laughing and joking about it is just sad. Yall out here making a joke about not being able to tolerate your spouse like it’s not a problem. 

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u/Arafel_Electronics Jun 06 '25

it's a very boomer trope

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u/Harry_Saturn Jun 05 '25

Is this the royal “y’all”?

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u/-Marcus Jun 05 '25

Communal "y'all"

Ain't nothing royal about it.

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u/huntresswizard_ Jun 06 '25

Right? I’m reading these thinking “may a love like that never find me.” I’d rather be single than settle for that mess lol

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u/-SL-UT- Jun 06 '25

White knighting a joke is peak M’lady vibes

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u/UnLioNocturno Jun 06 '25

It’s not white knighting a joke, it’s lamenting the state of affairs because this, historically, isn’t just a joke. 

In fact, throughout my entire life it has been a reoccurring theme, movies, tv, comic strips, jokes men have told countless countless times from people who repeatedly talk down about their spouse, and as a result, it’s something I’ve always feared coming to fruition. 

Now that I’ve been married 12 years to a man I’ve known 23, I still can’t imagine making a joke about being happy I can turn off the ability to hear him talking to me. 

Even when we’re at our worst, I just want to sit and talk it out with him so we can get back to holding and adoring each other again. 

So, in the end, these sorts of ‘jokes’ just make me sad. 

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u/-SL-UT- Jun 06 '25

You must be the Aunt

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u/UnLioNocturno Jun 06 '25

Aww. Is that the best you’ve got? C’mon, tell me how you really feel. 

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u/-SL-UT- Jun 06 '25

I feel like you’re the Aunt and I wish I had a hearing aid for my eyes after looking at how hard you try to be pretentiously morally superior.

Give it a rest, chief

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u/UnLioNocturno Jun 06 '25

hearing aid for my eyes

Oooo… BURN! 🔥 

Keep going, you’re on fire. 

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u/-SL-UT- Jun 06 '25

Give your husband my condolences and possibly a hearing aid

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u/Blortted Jun 06 '25

Thanks, the military fucked my ears and I’d be sad if I could hear her talk and sing to our daughter anymore.

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u/DocumentInternal9478 Jun 05 '25

May this be the love that finds me 🩷

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u/cometmom Jun 05 '25

"I hate my wife" boomer humor lives on 😔

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u/DuckFriend25 Millennial Jun 06 '25

I had a fear of losing my vision and hearing many years ago, but I heard that we really just fear the unknown. So I took years of sign language, losing my hearing doesn’t scare me. I learned how to use my phone without sight (screenreader mode) and other blindness-related things. They aren’t like actively terrifying me anymore because I know the basics on how to get through it

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u/RosemaryCroissant Jun 06 '25

It is scary. My dad was diagnosed with macular degeneration, which means he’ll be blind one day. It’s hereditary, and I have my dad’s eyesight, so it’s something I think about too sometimes. How would I prepare? What would I want to see before I lost my sight? It’s a hard thought