I'm a military brat , and proud of it. The military brats subculture has emerged over the last 200 years. The age of the phenomenon has meant military brats have also been described by a number of researchers as one of the America's oldest and yet least well-known and largely invisible subcultures. They have also been described as a "modern nomadic subculture". [ Wikipedia ] My two grandfathers, Asa Logue (left) and B. J. Lincecum, and my father. Not pictured is my maternal grandmother. She also served. All saw war, though not all saw front-line combat. I never considered myself as part of a subculture , but I suppose it's true. Being America's oldest subculture makes sense, as the United States Army turns 241 today. Since America' birthday is considered to be 4 July 1776, the United States Army is actually a year older than the country. And though I did not plan to include this sentiment when I first decided to write this post, here it ...
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