something the same happened to me at the gym recently...
a female about my age was wearing a veteran cap...
I’m a veteran so I asked her was she one ???
She said no she was wearing the cap for her father who was a decorated WWII veteran...
I explained I was a veteran and I didn’t think she should be wearing a cap which only a veteran would wear...
she cursed me out...I was a evil one according to her...
HEY !!! how about thanking ME for my service ???
NAH she didn’t ...
she stabbed me with her words instead...
Did she utter the words “...you dissin’ me?”
> She said no she was wearing the cap for her father who was a decorated WWII veteran... <
She meant no harm. She was obviously proud of her father. And maybe he recently passed. Not an easy call, IMHO.
It wasn’t a uniform. It wasn’t a medal.
You don’t really have the right to tell someone what they could wear. Or at least don’t be shocked when you tell them to screw.
I have a State Police ball cap given to me by my son in law, a State Trooper. I think I might tell you to pound sand if you told me not to wear it.
Just sayin’.
Wearing a veteran cap and impersonating a member of the military are not the same thing. (It’s tough for a civilian to wear a military uniform in a convincing manner.)
Thank you for your service.