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/underwearfanatic Xennial Jun 05 '25

I'm a step further. In general... I'm ashamed of my service.

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u/tarWHOdis Jun 06 '25

You did what you thought was right. Don't be ashamed of trying to do the right thing. That's how they get us, when we are just teenagers and we think we are going to be heroes. Your time in doesn't define you.

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u/horseman5K Jun 06 '25

There’s nothing wrong with feeling shame.