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How were veterans viewed after Vietnam?
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. Movies and television shows began depicting returning soldiers as deranged monsters even before the war ended.
How were Vietnam soldiers treated on return?
Some people who opposed American involvement in the Vietnam War treated U.S. soldiers and veterans poorly. In some instances, antiwar protesters reportedly spit on returning veterans and called them baby-killers. Although such incidents were rare, the stories were often repeated among U.S. soldiers in Vietnam.
What are the names of the North Vietnamese veterans?
North Vietnamese veterans stories 1 Le Ba Bon. Le Ba Bon, 63, was from a family of rice farmers and withdrew from school in 1972 to join the North Vietnamese Army. 2 Pham An Thic. 3 Tran Thi Thon. 4 Luong Ngoc Lam. 5 Luong Duc Pho. 6 Vu Thanh La. 7 Nguyen Van Vuong. 8 Tran Van Thinh. 9 The Vietnam War.
What did the North Vietnamese say about the South Vietnamese?
“North Vietnamese were evil communists, and the free and independent people of the South were to be protected.” But I’ve rarely heard Vietnamese speak in these terms. Nguyen Dang Phat, the North Vietnamese Army veteran, told me: “On the news at the time, they said that this war was a fight for independence.
Do Americans hold Vietnam veterans in high esteem?
87\% of Americans hold Vietnam Veterans in high esteem. There is no difference in drug usage between Vietnam Veterans and non-Vietnam Veterans of the same age group (Source: Veterans Administration Study).
What should Americans know about the Vietnam War?
What Americans should know: Too many lives, both American and Vietnamese, were lost. “We should have never gone into that war. We went in there in Vietnam and wasted 58,000 American lives and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese.