I do actually know some IRL veterans of the War on Terror™ who came out of it not overly chudy and regretted what happened. But they speak vaguely of the dark shit they saw and did, and most of them drink and do drugs well above the average human.

Almost nearly all veterans I know fucking suck and talk with pride about their service and they speak about the locals as most people do animals. One guy I know goes back and forth between private military tours in the Middle East and holidaying in SE Asia.