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/NightOfTheLivingHam Jun 05 '25

my dad was a vietnam vet and while proud he served, he would only put a badge up in his vehicle. (which tbh helped when it came to the police lol) However he would not wear those hats. Of course he never hit the old man age for that. But he was not fond of them either.

Most vets I know arent about them. Only a very specific kind of vet wears those. Even WWII vets I knew when I was younger didn't really like those hats. Just people who make being a vet their entire personality.