Some went in to fight communism, others were drafted and had no choice. Most were drafted by 1968.
The americans didnt like the Lai Massacre which involved unarmed civillians in Vietnam getting killed by American soldiers The number of american soldiers getting killed was growing which made them doubt their leadership Some americans didnt agree with the reasons the leadership used to justify the war with
They represented a lost cause.
The class of soldiers sent to Vietnam was the Marines,Army,and, the Special Ops
The soldiers had translators with them and they learned the language best they could while in Vietnam.
They were either helpingVietnamese people getting to safety or helping injured people
because the vietnameese people were scared and didnt know what to do
Servicemen returning home from Vietnam were often given a "dirty look" of disguist, or had a "smart remark" made to them. Many returning veterans would NOT tell people that they were veterans of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam soldiers were treated quite differently than soldiers returning from previous wars. This is because the Vietnam war itself caused great controversy in the US over whether we should be involved or not an many opposed it. When the soldiers returned home they were not greeted with fanfare and excitement. They were greeted with cold shoulders and no respect. Part of this is also due to the media that made the soldiers appear to be killers that destroyed entire civillian villages, which was not true. Many people even hated the soldiers that returned although there was rarely violence involved.
There are many reasons why people become vegetarians. Some people do it for health and others do it to support animal rights.
The Vietnamese lost 200 people at My Lai, near the south of Vitnam
Pentagon papers
To not kill animals.