Imagine you were a soldier in the Vietnam War. How would you feel after returning home and dealing with anti-war protesters? What might be some difficulties you would experience as you transition back into civilian life?

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Ross Pitts

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6 April, 16:53

Imagine you were a soldier in the Vietnam War. How would you feel after returning home and dealing with anti-war protesters? What might be some difficulties you would experience as you transition back into civilian life?

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Richmond · Answer 1

life would be harder for civilians and soilders

Maximillian · Answer 2

As a Vietnam War veteran I would feel mistreated and misunderstood. I fought for my country risking my life, yet many people thought all I did there was wrong. Many Americans opposed the war on moral grounds and the war itself was hugely unpopular. They wanted to forget the war and the veterans.

I would also feel very unappreciated. The WWII Veterans were seen and celebrated as heros but we were just a nuisance. No proper benefits were offered to us, so many had to return to a life in poverty. We were given only 200$ pro months and no money whatsoever for education. As a result of this, many of us had to get basic, low-wage jobs with no carrier opportunities.

I would feel angry as well because I did was I was asked for to do and I did it for my country. Many of us suffered from PTSD, a fact that got ignored and not mentioned much. So many of Vietnam Veterans felt forgotten and abandoned in their own country that the number of suicides among them was higher than the number of these dying in the war.