Do you wear a baseball cap with "______ Veteran" on it?

trof

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:09 PM
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Do you wear a baseball cap with "______ Veteran" on it?

If so, why?
Depending on responses, I may have a comment later.
I'm not at all putting you down if you do.
I just wonder what your reason is.
BTW, I'm a vet.

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demosincebirth

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:10 PM
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1. No

Edited on Mon Nov-14-11 08:11 PM by demosincebirth

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Scuba

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:11 PM
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2. Occasionally. n/t

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HockeyMom

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:13 PM
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3. My husband does

and he is a Republican. He wants to show his "pride in his service", as he says.

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marybourg

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:29 PM
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4. My husband (WWII vet) has once or twice because a friend

gave it to him lovingly and I encouraged him to wear it. So?

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MineralMan

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:31 PM
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5. Nope. Don't have one.

Don't want one, either. I don't wear my military service. I did it. It's over with. These days, I wear a hat with a muskie on it. I designed it myself, and had Cafe Press make it for me. I even sold half a dozen of them before closing my Cafe Press store.

My hats reflect my life as it is now, not some other time in my life.

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trof

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Tue Nov-15-11 07:47 AM
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8. That's about how I feel.

Responses have been interesting.
Not trying to pick a fight, just curious.

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JohnnyLib2

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Mon Nov-14-11 08:43 PM
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6. No, but seeing folks wearing them and limping through an airport

always touches me. Especially the Viet Nam vets who looks older than they should.....

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tularetom

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Mon Nov-14-11 09:16 PM
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7. Guys wearing those hats made vets of my era feel unwelcome at VFW

There was a real generation gap between WWII vets and those of us who served after 1960. Like we should apologize for not being in a war. Even guys who served in Vietnam got the bums rush from these old timers.

Even my dad, a Marine veteran of the Pacific campaign, was guilty of it to some degree. ("I was in your big one, your WWII").

And all those guys seemed to wear those hats.

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DrDan

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Fri Nov-18-11 06:40 AM
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9. nope - do not see any need to advertise the fact that I served - not looking for any

recognition from others.

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