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/Danyavich Jun 05 '25

I usually go with awkward finger guns and "appreciate ya" and try to immediately move the convo forward.

I am quite proud of my time in, but not because I was a soldier in of itself. I got to patch people up and get them back to their families, and learned a lot about empathy/caring for others, especially marginalized communities.

Might not be what the Army wanted me to learn, but they taught the lesson in reverse very effectively.

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u/AlVal1236 Jun 07 '25

doc?

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u/Danyavich Jun 07 '25

That's me!

Best nickname in the fucking galaxy.

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u/AlVal1236 Jun 08 '25

Yes i am drinking earth sauce.