Unless a guy in a flyover state Guard unit was there from '43 to '45, Italy is pretty soft duty. The Iowa farmers I knew who had been infantrymen in Italy in WWII did not find it a sinecure and they would mock this fake combat vet, fake gun owner, and all-around fake American.
My dad fought in the mountains there...
and THIS culture today would horrify him.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/must-watch-former-navy-seal-carl-higbie-goes/
Must Watch: Former Navy Seal Carl Higbie Goes Scorched Earth on ‘Stolen Valor’ Tim Walz (Video)
https://x.com/NEWSMAX/status/1821316640618717513?