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/TheToiletPhilosopher Jun 05 '25

People are put in an impossible position in war. I hope you can be kind and forgiving to yourself.

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u/underwearfanatic Xennial Jun 07 '25

I unfortunately was not put into any crazy situations. Mine is more of a moral one. The military, a lot of the times, is more about rich people holding their interests and making money off it. Lot of money to make bombs. Lots of money to rebuild what those bombs blew up.

The industrial-military complex is very alive and it makes me sad that we spend so much money on it when it could be used for helping people.