I think it's very common among my peers. The resentment is because.... We see it as a war. It was a war. On the base I was at in Doha, there was an American squadron as well. Three of its aircraft were shot down and all of the pilots were beat up by Iraqis. We were conscious that we were in a war zone from day one. Now, it's 35-whatever years ago. Most of the people who served at that time are gone. I was one of the last to still be there, I suspect.
Yes, the people at the time were definitely conscious of that. In the same way, the people I know who served in Afghanistan are resentful of the way they have been treated.