Soldiers were NOT welcomed home with happiness. Soldiers that came home from the Vietnam War were called baby killers and were often spat on.
The Vietnam war was not a 'popular war', especially on college campasses. Therefore when the soldiers came home, they were met at the airport by mob-protestors of the war..............and called baby killers. World War 2 soldiers returned home as heros, even tho they had undoubtedly committed atrocities themselves...............it happens in war. But in that era the whole country was behind the war.
After the US withdrew from Vietnam the Vietcong came into power. South Vietnam fell under communist rule by the Vietcong.
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Yes. They were also called lobster-backs, and redcoats. All these nicknames came from the bright red color of the British soldier's coats.
Soldiers were NOT welcomed home with happiness. Soldiers that came home from the Vietnam War were called baby killers and were often spat on.
Like an enemy.
The nation of Vietnam came into existence in 1975 (on paper in 1976). So are you asking about that Vietnam or the Vietnam War? There was no nation called "Vietnam" during the Vietnam War.
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The Vietnam war was not a 'popular war', especially on college campasses. Therefore when the soldiers came home, they were met at the airport by mob-protestors of the war..............and called baby killers. World War 2 soldiers returned home as heros, even tho they had undoubtedly committed atrocities themselves...............it happens in war. But in that era the whole country was behind the war.
Vietnam was fought in a jungle, where the enemy hid below ground surprising our soldiers. The visible/media support was not present and our soldiers were mistreated horribly. World War 2 was fought in two locations, Pacific Islands and Europe. The American people came together to make sure businesses and homes were available when the soldiers came home, that they had proper weapons and equipment during the war. The nation truly came together supporting this effort.
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.
The My Lai massacre took place in 1968, and came to light in 1969. The village of My Lai was wiped out by American soldiers, for no valid military reason. This was a war crime, and an embarrassment to America which supposedly was in Vietnam to help the Vietnamese.
They didn't want the military, they didn't want the war, and they weren't welcome, when they came home.
1. Vietnam and anything associated with the Vietnam War was not popular. 2. Men came home on an individual basis, not as a unit; they rotated out of the Nam, called DEROS.
It came to Vietnam in the 1st century
North Vietnam won the war.