USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike the hero status given to the returning soldiers form World War II, the soldiers that served in Vietnam were portrayed as baby killers, psychos, drug addicts and war mongers. It was not an uncommon scene for returning soldiers to be confronted at airports by protesters carrying signs with anti-war slogans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Veterans returned from Vietnam not with their battalion or company, but alone on a plane after their 365-day tour. Many of them were anguished by their countrymen’s condemnation of their war, felt abandoned by their government, and suffered grievous physical and psycho-spiritual injuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some people who opposed American involvement in the Vietnam War treated U.S. soldiers and veterans poorly. They tended to blame American troops for the tragic situation in Vietnam, instead of blaming the government leaders who had sent them there.

Detailed explanation-4: -The last combat troops were withdrawn on March 29th, 1973 from Vietnam. Many veterans who returned home did not receive any recognition for their service. These veterans came home to a divided country and many had trouble adjusting to civilian life.