Vietnam veterans, as many other veterans, experience a variety of issues upon returning home from war. These can be both physical and mental, such as post traumatic stress disorder, depression, loneliness, inability to get close to others, drug and alcohol issues, trouble finding work as a civilian, and even homelessness.
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the Vietnam war veterans welcom home parade was in 1987.
The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website, will also list their home states.
US servicemen returning home from Vietnam were treated with hostility, discrimination, and rejection.
Dr. Robert Lifton claimed that American society sent out a message to the veterans of the Vietnam war that they were not appreciated. Unlike soldiers from past wars who came home to adoring masses and huge parades, the Vietnam veterans were reviled.
The war had divided the nation; additionally, the war was looked upon by many as a lost cause. Consequently, the returning American GI's were looked upon as losers; losers of a war, and fighting for a lost cause.
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.
the Vietnam war veterans welcom home parade was in 1987.
march to welcome home Vietnam veterans
An estimate of the total suicide deaths of veterans of the Vietnam War is about 9,000. Studies show that in the first five years after returning from the war, veterans were 1.7 times more likely to commit suicide than non-Vietnam veterans.
Discrimination during hiring practices was widespread againt Vietnam Veterans; and Veteran's groups, would often discourage membership for Viet Vets. Which is one reason Viet Vets started their own Veterans Organization in 1978, the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA); whose motto is, "we'll never turn our back on another veteran."
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The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website, will also list their home states.
Servicemen returning home from Vietnam were often given a "dirty look" of disgust, or had a "smart remark" made to them. Many returning veterans would NOT tell people that they were veterans of the Vietnam War.
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US veterans returning from wars have generally been well received by the US public. The only exceptions were the US Civil War (1861-1865), when Confederates returned to their homes in the south & were treated harshly by their countrymen; and Vietnam, when they received harsh treatment from their fellow countrymen upon returning home.
US servicemen returning home from Vietnam were treated with hostility, discrimination, and rejection.
The Black Vietnam War Veterans was treated like dogs. Most of them could not get a job and end up in prison with life sentence.