Is this for the Veterans?

At a tactical at knob Creek recently, I over heard a couple of re-enactors talking about why they actually re-enact! the conversation went something like this;

Those who say they are doing this for the Veterans, don't get it.

I don't know about those guys, but I do not do this for the Veterans, this is fun, and I get away from things. this is for me, not them.

This is stress relief!

I agree, this is fun, I get away from the real world with each event, every time I pull the .49 cent trigger I know it was a 1940's kill of a Nazi or a Nip, or who knows what, but it is fun, stress relief, and that is for me.

But I have a few questions, if this is just for fun, just to get away, just GI's weekend out, then why all the fuss about being accurate with the uniforms and equipment, why buy from At the Front, or What price Glory, or More Military, if it is just for fun, then why concern your self with accuracy and authenticity even down to the correct stitch pattern on the M-1941 field Jacket, to the correct boxer shorts you wear. Why care about being correct if the Veterans and history don't matter!

These two guys have had there fingers in quite a few pies in this hobby, I really do believe that deep down they really do believe there is a place to honor the Veteran while there having fun. I do! Even if it is just a clean pair of GI shorts from At the Front.