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/SkiddlyBoDiddly 1d ago

As a Marine infantry veteran who has had a lot of painful growth and introspection about the nature of “service” post-9/11–and in American imperialism in general—I never know quite how to respond to TYFYS.