I used to wear old army fatigue, boots and army jacket. Is that considered “stolen valor”?
They were very comfortable working on the farm.
Of course ever knew it never served nor was I on a podium, running for office, either!
To me “stolen valor” is by folks pretending to have served in the military for their own gain in public...getting asked to speak at schools to tell about “their (non) service” or politicians, like many we have seen in the news the last few years.
Sounds like you had Army surplus that was just right for working on the farm, especially the boots and field jacket.