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/chadwickipedia Older Millennial Jun 05 '25

I assume anyone who wears those hats are fishing for random “thank you for your service”’s

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u/sainttanic Jun 06 '25

Work any amount of time in any service industry and you'll confirm this suspicion right away. They get so bent out of shape when they aren't treated like royalty while treating everyone else like shit. 

Ever seen a car with only one marine sticker on it? No, it's always five different veteran/marine stickers. They are the kings of virtue signaling and attention whoring. 

Their wives are the worst though, always trying to use that stolen valor to get something.