I served in the Army Reserve in the 80's in an engineering battalion so not much going on militarily. That said, we went to Honduras twice to help build road across the mountains.
Slight risk due to Nicaragua back then but really no big deal. I am not real sure if that technically qualifies me as a veteran, but had we been ordered to fight back then, I would have done so proudly. Mucho kudos to the guys before and after who were in combat.
Me in middle without a steel lid checking in the guys stuffing drilled holes in mountain side with explosives.
