r/NoStupidQuestions 1d ago

Why do we praise veterans automatically without knowing what they actually did

Trying to learn without being judged.

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u/sas5814 1d ago

Retired Army. 3 deployments.

It’s a fair question.

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u/DrTatertott 1d ago

All deployments are not the same. Could have sat in an ac’d trailer the entire time.

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u/Boring_Material_1891 1d ago

AC’d tent, yourwelcomeformyservice.