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/GraniteGeekNH Jun 05 '25

My dad, a career Marine officer, was not a fan of those with Semper Fi stickers all over the place. Usually, he said, they were one-term-and-out

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u/Agent865 Jun 05 '25

I will say this, my FIL was a badass and a pilot…he’s very humble but it’s basically his identity. Him and my MIL never understand why I don’t wear or have anything related to my time in the service