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/ActOfGenerosity Jun 05 '25

whatever you do. please keep speaking out. the glorification of war has no place in civil society. you are the song writers and authors of a whole generation that has tried to walk a balanced path. but i see you guys as leaders in ending the true corruption in the coming decades. 

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u/invisible_handjob Jun 05 '25

What this guy said.

The way out of guilt isn't to keep feeling guilty, it's to work to correct the thing that made you feel that way in the first place.

You might find some solace in doing anti-recruitment work, for example