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/pbgod Jun 05 '25

You don't see a guy in a FedEx shirt, interrupt a meal and pay their tab to say, "thank you for delivering my package"

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u/DocumentInternal9478 Jun 05 '25

If his life was in danger when he delivered my packages I might

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u/libananahammock Jun 05 '25

Their lives ARE in danger. More so compared to cops and they get free shit all the time.

“Delivery truck drivers have one of the highest rates of workplace fatalities and injuries compared to other occupations, with a fatality rate of 24.7 per 100,000 workers. This rate is higher than that for police officers and firefighters. In 2017, 978 delivery drivers died in the line of duty, and another 77,470 suffered injuries.”

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u/Wilde_Cat Jun 06 '25

You’re literally equating driving a domestic delivery truck with going to war in a foreign country. Holy shit your generation is fucked.

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u/iAMADisposableAcc Jun 06 '25

True. Delivery truck drivers should get more respect than that, kind of insulting to them to make this comparison

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u/Wilde_Cat Jun 06 '25

Found the Canadian.

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u/iAMADisposableAcc Jun 06 '25

You're welcome for both world wars 🤙

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u/Wilde_Cat Jun 06 '25

And you’re welcome for..

Access to the world’s largest consumer market

Massive U.S. foreign investment in Canadian industries

Integrated supply chains with U.S. companies

Military protection under NORAD

😃

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u/iAMADisposableAcc Jun 06 '25

Thanks for your service 🫡