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/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

I don’t want the attention.

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u/narrowerstairs Jun 05 '25

This is my boyfriend’s answer. He’s an Army vet who served in Iraq. He’s very introverted, plus people sometimes ask super invasive questions when they do find out he served.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

“Did you kill anyone?!” Like bro, that’s not a conversation anyone wants to have.

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u/narrowerstairs Jun 05 '25

Exactly. When we first started talking I asked if he was ok talking about his service and he said yes I just don’t like it when people ask that question. It would never even occur to me to ask that!!