Your point is very well taken...
On a related note, I work in healthcare, and have the privilege of interacting with many of these men, easily recognizable to me in some way I can’t describe, if not in demeanor, at least in the dark blue military veteran ball caps they wear!
When I see these men, I make it a point to stop and talk to them, shake their hand, and strike up a short conversation with them.
Invariably, they are accompanied by their wife, and I make a point of recognizing that being married to a veteran (particularly a combat veteran and/or a career military vet) that being a military wife and running a household is no cakewalk in the woods. It can be hard and stressful, and any marriages that last are usually pretty good ones.