VVAA. Not the government
The nation as a whole has done very little to repair the damage done to Vietnam Vets. However, there has been some events that have made a big difference in the attitude of the nation towards the vets. For example, in the 80s, there were a few parades sponsored by big cities, the largest being the New York City ticker tape parade in 1985 and the Chicago Welcome Home parade in 1986. These parades opened the door for the American people to say thank you to the veterans who had fought and died in Vietnam without raising the spectre of any wrong doing by our government or military. Therefore, the veteran was allowed to feel appreciated for the first time since he arrived home from Vietnam and this went a long way to healing invisible wounds inflicted by the nation during the war. It was these feelings toward the veteran that created the whole new approach to the returning veteran and as early as 1991 with the Welcome Home parade to the Gulf War veterans, the nation began to separate the warrior from the government's actions. They showed their support more readily to the returning veteran. This continues today with many groups sponsoring welcome home committees to greet returning veterans from Iraq.
The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website, will also list their home states.
They got their welcome home march in Sydney of 1987, 15 years after the end of the Vietnam war. Australian veterans however were able to march on ANZAC day if they chose too. the treacherous treatment they received from the Australian people Australian politicians and the press caused them to keep their heads down.
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.
march to welcome home Vietnam veterans
VVAA. Not the government
Following the battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 Australian forces came to call that date Long Tan Day. After the successful Welcome Home parade in Sydney in 1987, Prime Minister Bob Hawke changed the name to Vietnam Veterans' day thereby including the once maligned veterans into the legacy of Long Tan. In short, they are the same day.
My dad liked to just stay home to avoid the parade route traffic.
The nation as a whole has done very little to repair the damage done to Vietnam Vets. However, there has been some events that have made a big difference in the attitude of the nation towards the vets. For example, in the 80s, there were a few parades sponsored by big cities, the largest being the New York City ticker tape parade in 1985 and the Chicago Welcome Home parade in 1986. These parades opened the door for the American people to say thank you to the veterans who had fought and died in Vietnam without raising the spectre of any wrong doing by our government or military. Therefore, the veteran was allowed to feel appreciated for the first time since he arrived home from Vietnam and this went a long way to healing invisible wounds inflicted by the nation during the war. It was these feelings toward the veteran that created the whole new approach to the returning veteran and as early as 1991 with the Welcome Home parade to the Gulf War veterans, the nation began to separate the warrior from the government's actions. They showed their support more readily to the returning veteran. This continues today with many groups sponsoring welcome home committees to greet returning veterans from Iraq.
They weren't.
The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website, will also list their home states.
They got their welcome home march in Sydney of 1987, 15 years after the end of the Vietnam war. Australian veterans however were able to march on ANZAC day if they chose too. the treacherous treatment they received from the Australian people Australian politicians and the press caused them to keep their heads down.
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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 Black Vietnam War Veterans was treated like dogs. Most of them could not get a job and end up in prison with life sentence.
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