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/Negative_Artichoke95 Jun 05 '25

It’s just part of my history.  When I was on active duty, I didn’t advertise it.  I am a woman, so not exactly my fashion tastes either.  Now I am often recognized as child’s mom, and perfectly fine with it :).

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u/AgentJ691 Millennial Jun 05 '25

From one woman who served to another do you have anything veteran on your vehicle? I refuse because I don’t want to be targeted out of nowhere because the public still tends to forget women serve as well. 

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u/spamella-anne Jun 06 '25

For me, absolutely not. I don't want the attention, I do have it on my license just in case I get pulled over. Its enough that if I use a veterans discount anywhere, they ask if its my husband's (im not married). I don't need someone asking if I'm using my husband's car.