I'd tend to believe that a Veteran is anyone who has served (honorably) in the Armed Forces. Now being a "Viet Nam Vet" or "WWII Vet" Vet is something more specific and implies having served in Viet Nam during WWII. To me, I don't care if you were a SEAL or "flew a desk", you were serving our country.
In the words of Milton:
Quote:
"His state
Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o’er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
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