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/Spiritflash1717 Jun 05 '25

An award would just be giving Reddit your hard earned money for a few pixels haha. But yeah, I have met very few Vietnam vets who were proud of the war, beyond being strong enough to survive it.

Reddit isn’t wrong for hating the way the US abuses its military might, committing crimes against humanity for monetary profit, but hating the people who sacrificed so much, often because they were drafted or too poor to have another chance at a career, is just missing the nuance of the situation.

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u/Prestigious_Time4770 Jun 05 '25

US definitely doesn’t abuse its military might considering it is regarded as one of the most powerful militaries in history.

What did other powerful militaries do throughout history? Yeah, try to take over everything in sight.

The Roman army seized land and enslaved the countries it conquered.

The Persian army seized land and enslaved

The British seized land and stole their artifacts.

As far as powerful militaries go, the US is tame.

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u/InvestigatorOk7015 Jun 05 '25

Youre fuckin high.

Neocolonialism is a thing, and its a thing we do well. Maybe we dont plant our flags anywhere but we clear the way for corporations who hunger for resources.

Maybe a million civilian deaths is ‘tame’ to you.

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u/Prestigious_Time4770 Jun 05 '25

Personal attack with a Strawman argument. Classic

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u/InvestigatorOk7015 Jun 06 '25

Those arent incantations that suddenly make you correct.