>im a cold war veteran, i protected this country against the russians

how would you respond?

this happened in leafland btw

>>58078575 (OP)

No idea what this is about but leafland is a commie shit hole

>t. leaf

>>58078575 (OP)

>this happened in leafland btw

Fuck 'em, old fucks in this country are the same ones that put commie gungrabbers in charge and continue to do so.

>>58078575 (OP)

>how would you respond?

Oh yeah? What was your trade?

>this happened in leafland btw

Not surprising, many cold war era veterans here. Canadian forces were larger then and contributed to NATO's collective deterrence, thus protecting the country from the russians.

>>58078575 (OP)

Found this in Moab

OP here, does this statement not seem bizarre to anyone else? when you hear “vietnam vet” or “afghanistan vet” you can infer which war that individual fought in. With the cold war famously not being an actual war, using the preface seems almost dishonest, as anyone who actually FOUGHT in the cold war would refer to the specific war they fought in.

does this make sense?

He never said he actually fought.

I mean you can still say you are a veteran of Afghanistan/Vietnam and work in logistics, being a mechanic, etc. It isn't wrong or dishonest.

but you wouldn’t say you were a vietnam vet if you never served in vietnam, even if you were enlisted at the time of the vietnam war.

>>58078575 (OP)

Ahahah there’s almost no anglos left in leafland. Good job “defending” the country.

>>58078575 (OP)

What happened in leafland?

>>58078575 (OP)

Did an American tell you that? If so he's right, say thank you sir, buy him a Timmy's double double and let him fuck your wife.

Yes you would. Say you were working at a base in Thailand supplying and aiding troops fighting in Vietnam. You wouldn't say "I am a Veteran of Thailand." That wouldn't make any sense. Naturally you would say I am a Vietnam Vet since that is the conflict you partook in even though you never stepped foot in Vietnam.

Should drone operators working in Nevada not say they were veterans after piloting drone operations in Afghanistan?

>>58078575 (OP)

>I work in IT security, I protect this country from the Russians Now.

And then follow up with “contractually I can’t get into the details though, you know”

No, typically those guys say "Vietnam-era Veteran". You aren't a veteran of the campaign if you aren't actually there. No campaign medal, either.

>typically those guys say "Vietnam-era Veteran"

I have never heard that term before, I have a feeling many just say Vietnam Vet because it is simple and to the point. Saying "Vietnam-era Vet" makes people ask the question, "Oh what does that mean? Vietnam-era" and then they have to explain how they weren't front line troops but rear echelon troops. And I doubt most go into detail like that they just say "Vietnam Vet" so the conversation can end and they can go about their business.

So you would consider someone serving as military police in a base in the mainland US during the vietnam war a vietnam veteran?
