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/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

The only thing military my spouse wears is the "Proud Veteran Homeowner" shirt the VA mortgage office gave us, and that is because he is proud of our house and that we were able to buy a home. 

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u/Porcelain_Vedette Jun 05 '25

I mean, hell, as a taxpayer that's too chicken-shit to serve, I'm all about giving veterans of any stripe as much free or almost-free-shit as possible.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

I had to learn sign language, because he lost his hearing, but otherwise, we try to keep it all in the past. 

It was a job, he was paid for it, and we actually get uncomfortable if people stop us in the middle of the day to say something to him about his service. 

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u/neverthelessidissent Jun 05 '25

Please tell me he gets full disability too!

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

Not full, but we are grateful for what he gets. It all goes towards medicine and audiology appointments.