As a Vietnam vet myself, I realized years after the war, that one of the main problems facing vets is their invisibility to other vets. In other words, in a room full of people, you cannot tell who is and who is not a veteran of the Vietnam War. This leads to isolation and feelings of handling everything all by yourself with no one around who understands what you are going through. Therefore, I joined Vietnam Veterans of America and began an educational outreach program that was designed to reach out to the vet that was, to borrow a phrase, still in the closet. We set up booths at fairs and flea markets, advertised in papers, distributed bumper stickers etc, all designed to find the veteran that felt that no one else was a vet around him. We were very successful in getting many veterans to come out of the closet and make new friends with fellow veterans.
The government helped.
Same as with past wars: GI bill, VA hospital, etc.
Washington, D.C.
After; many Vietnam vets were also WWII veterans.
Michigan lost approximately 2,654 men in Vietnam.
There is no day for the Vietnam vets. Instead there is a veteran day for all in November.
US Veterans Affairs.
1,072 servicemen from Minnesota died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam vets fought a different type of war , some classify it a a conflict similar to the Koren war . Nam vets were required to a year tour of duty , 13 months for the marines compared the duration of the war for older vets . The older vets also less of a profile at home because the the larger numbers involved . And were sucessful at the end .
154,000 on any given night
vets help animals in many ways just as a doctor
For a starting point, try: "The American War Library" and try "Statistics about the Vietnam War."