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Treatment of Vietnam War veterans - How were Vietnam War veterans treated by the government and the public in general in comparison to WWI and WWII veterans? Were they respected or disrespected, and why?

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Treatment of Vietnam War veterans - How were Vietnam War veterans treated by the government and the public in general in comparison to WWI and WWII veterans? Were they respected or disrespected, and why?

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Treatment of Vietnam War veterans - How were Vietnam War veterans treated by the government and the public in general in comparison to WWI and WWII veterans? Were they respected or disrespected, and why?

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Treatment of Vietnam War veterans - How were Vietnam War veterans treated by the government and the public in general in comparison to WWI and WWII veterans? Were they respected or disrespected, and why?

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“There I was, a week out of the jungle, flying from San Francisco to New York. I fell asleep and woke up yelling, probably a nightmare. The other passengers moved away from me - a reaction I noticed more and more in the months ahead. The country didn’t give a [care] about the guys coming back, or what they’d gone through. The feeling toward them was, ‘Stay away - don’t contaminate us with whatever you’ve brought back from Vietnam’"

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“There I was, a week out of the jungle, flying from San Francisco to New York. I fell asleep and woke up yelling, probably a nightmare. The other passengers moved away from me - a reaction I noticed more and more in the months ahead. The country didn’t give a [care] about the guys coming back, or what they’d gone through. The feeling toward them was, ‘Stay away - don’t contaminate us with whatever you’ve brought back from Vietnam’"

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- John Kerry, a U.S. Senator, upon his return from Vietnam

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Not All Veterans Got the Same Disrespect

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Not All Veterans Got the Same Disrespect

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Experiences of Vietnam Veterans Returning Home from War

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World War II veterans received more benefits, higher wages and less inequality compared to non-veterans.

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Often people assumed Vietnam veterans would be physically or mentally damaged after they returned.

Vietnam veterans received lower wages, fewer (if any) benefits and more inequality.

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Vietnam War Veteran Describes Returning to the U.S.

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Vietnam War Veteran Describes Returning to the U.S.

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Vietnam War Veteran Describes Experience Returning to U.S.

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Many veterans faced some mental health problems upon return, including PTSS/PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome/disorder).

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“The whole situation got so bad in this Navy town that regulations came out from the base commander that military personnel were not allowed to wear their uniforms off the base on liberty.”

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“The whole situation got so bad in this Navy town that regulations came out from the base commander that military personnel were not allowed to wear their uniforms off the base on liberty.”

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- Glenn K. Currie, Army Veteran

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"We were shamed and embarrassed. My car (with a military base sticker) was "egged." I bought a wig to hide my military haircut."

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"We were shamed and embarrassed. My car (with a military base sticker) was "egged." I bought a wig to hide my military haircut."

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-Bob Feist, combat-disabled Army Veteran

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“When I returned from Vietnam in late 1968, I was stationed at the Naval base in Norfolk. I personally was spat upon by two teenagers just after leaving the base one evening”

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“When I returned from Vietnam in late 1968, I was stationed at the Naval base in Norfolk. I personally was spat upon by two teenagers just after leaving the base one evening”

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- Glenn K. Currie, Army Veteran

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"We were not honored, but were treated as the face of an unpopular war.”

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"We were not honored, but were treated as the face of an unpopular war.”

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- Bob Feist, Army Veteran and retired Navy Piolet

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Doug Avery, a young medic in Dust Off, gives his perspective on the Vietnam War 46 years later.

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They Called Us Baby Killers, Vietnam 1967

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The Vietnam veterans were not received by parades and celebrations like those from World War I and World War II.

Instead they got protesters who blamed them for the doing what the government ordered them to do.

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How Veterans were Treated After the Vietnam War

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Casualty evacuation, also known as CASEVAC or by the callsign Dust Off, is a military term for the emergency patient evacuation of casualties from a combat zone.

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Veterans Protesting Due to a Lack of Jobs

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Veterans Protesting Due to a Lack of Jobs

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“Discharge in Sight? Oh boy! You’ve had a rough time of it. You’ve fought hard and well. You’ve suffered and toiled. But now that’s over, or soon will be, and you’ll be back in the Good, Old U.S.A.” 

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“Discharge in Sight? Oh boy! You’ve had a rough time of it. You’ve fought hard and well. You’ve suffered and toiled. But now that’s over, or soon will be, and you’ll be back in the Good, Old U.S.A.” 

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-excerpt from The Red Circle Guide for Soldiers, Sailor and Marines

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"The story of veterans returning home from war dates from the beginning of armed conflict but veterans were not given much support in transitioning from military to civilian life until the 20th century. Much of the government and private programs created to help veterans were established in the aftermath of World War I." 

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"The story of veterans returning home from war dates from the beginning of armed conflict but veterans were not given much support in transitioning from military to civilian life until the 20th century. Much of the government and private programs created to help veterans were established in the aftermath of World War I." 

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-Museum Archivist and Coming Home exhibition curator Jonathan Casey