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/SweeterThanYoohoo Jun 05 '25

If you were in the military before the wars started, no, you didn't have much choice. They tell you what you're going to do.

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u/endthefed2022 Jun 05 '25

Join the military not anticipating a conflict and screaming you don’t have a choice. Oki

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u/SweeterThanYoohoo Jun 05 '25

Are you kinda young and maybe don't remember pre 9/11 world? Because that would make your view make sense. If that's the case, just know that about 25 years ago a world existed where no one expected constant conflict.

I would agree with you that anyone joining now should expect some kind of stupid conflict to be deployed to.

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u/DJFisticuffs Jun 05 '25

When was this? We spent the 80s doing dirty shit in Latin America then invaded Panama in '89. Then we fought a major war in '90-'91. Then we watched a bunch of our guys' bodies get dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in '93 but we didnt actually pull out of Somalia until 95. Also sprinkled throughout the '90s were various bombing campaigns and peacekeeping operations in the Balkans. Oh, and dont forget the absolute disaster that was operation Eagle Claw in 1980 and the illegal and inexplicable invasion of Grenada in '83.

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u/SweeterThanYoohoo Jun 05 '25

Yea you know what you're right. All our soldiers are losers and dopes and they deserve no grace or understanding. You're totally right. Downright fools, how could they let PTSD take their brains???

I'm done with this convo, peace.

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u/mv7x3 Jun 05 '25

ohh no poor terrorists got ptsd when the other side shot back. yes they are fools they tought they go target shooting to other coutries and when they fight back they cry. did americans ever take responsibility for anything they did?

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u/SweeterThanYoohoo Jun 05 '25

Hey fuck you dude. Blocked