How did the Vietnam War affect families?

Answer 1

It was the 1960s and early 70s in the US, most women didn't work outside the home. They were housewives, and cooked dinner every night. Vietnam was really the first televised war, and reporters were allowed to participate to an even greater extent than they do now, accompanying soldiers on any mission they wanted to. Many families ate dinner in front of the TV every night while the news played horrific footage of the war.

Answer 2

Near total freedom for nearly everyone in America (US):

1. No city, county, state, nor federal surveillance cameras watching your every move (stores, streets, highways, neighborhoods, banks, schools, hospitals, etc.).

2. No helmet laws for bicycles nor motorcycles.

3. You could ride in the back of pick-up trucks.

4. No mandatory seat belt laws (now you can lose your driver's license for such violations: they're considered moving violations and count as points against the driver).

5. You could ride your "home-made" dune buggy or dirt bike on "former public land"; BLM (Bureau of Land Management); now you MUST have a state/federal permit to do so.

6. You could HOMESTEAD BLM land; actually own it. Now that's illegal.

7. You could "cruise" the streets in your car (like the film "American Graffiti"); now illegal in most counties.

8. Cigars, cigarettes, pipes were legal; today out-lawed by many cities and county ordinances.

9. You could collect rocks, butterflies, star fish, or sea shells at the beaches; today illegal.

10. You could say certain words at schools, airports, or other public places...today, many of those words are illegal.

11. You could wear what clothing you wanted and when you wanted; today some colors are illegal (considered gang related therefore illegal); or the wearing of hoods, Baseball caps or other hats are illegal in certain shopping malls, banks, or credit unions; along with wearing sun-glasses.

12. You could walk anywhere you wanted without a neighborhood watch individual calling authorities to have YOU checked out.

13. You could WRITE anything you wanted; today what a person WRITES must not be politically correct offensive (Race, Nationality, Religion, Gender, etc). If it is written so, the author could be brought into the office to explain himself.

14. When fishing, all you had to do was have a fishing license in your possession; now it MUST be worn attached to the OUTSIDE of your clothing, like a marked person...like a sign.

15. Authorities (law enforcement) had to have PC (Probable Cause) to stop people on the public roadways. The San Onofre check point (near the Nuclear Power Plant there) near Camp Pendleton CA was constantly undergoing legal reviews by the federal/state courts to determine the legal aspects of stopping US citizens without PC. TODAY, any government law enforcement agency can set up CHECK POINTs without the 1960's standards PC.

16. With rare exceptions; all state parks and beaches were FREE (no fees). They were considered owned by the public, open to the public, and supported by public taxes. And all park rangers were care takers of the park as well as informational officers to assist visitors. Today, those parks require fees, are restricted, and the park rangers are armed law enforcement officers.

"Those that are willing to sacrifice their freedom for safety, deserve neither." Ben Franklin

Answer 3

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