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From a figure of over 2 1/2 million US servicemen; over 300,000 were wounded, and over 58,000 were killed. Over 2 million men made it home un-injured; or, less than half a million men were killed or wounded.
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Treatment of the soldiers from there return from Vietnam?
Servicemen returning home from Vietnam were often given a "dirty look" of disguist, or had a "smart remark" made to them. Many returning veterans would NOT tell people that they were veterans of the Vietnam War.
All of the following things happened after the end of the Vietnam war EXCEPT?
Soldiers were NOT welcomed home with happiness. Soldiers that came home from the Vietnam War were called baby killers and were often spat on.
In Coming House Jon Voight's paraplegic character was coming home from what war?
Vietnam War
Who lived in Vietnam during the Vietnam war?
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
Was the Vietnam war in Pennsylvania?
No, the Vietnam War was in Vietnam
How did the Vietnam war affect the soliers?
US servicemen returning home from Vietnam were treated with hostility, discrimination, and rejection.
Treatment of the soldiers from there return from Vietnam?
Servicemen returning home from Vietnam were often given a "dirty look" of disguist, or had a "smart remark" made to them. Many returning veterans would NOT tell people that they were veterans of the Vietnam War.
What are the chances of dying in the Vietnam war?
None. There is was in Vietnam.
What happened to the us at the end of the Vietnam war?
Nothing out of the ordinary, life went on as usual (which was "part" of the problem for returning GIs from the war..."some" people back home in the US acted as if nothing happened over there (in Vietnam).
How many suicides of soldiers returning from Vietnam war?
2000 soldiers
Where was Odysseus returning home from?
Odysseus was returning home from Troy where he fought in the Trojan war.
What twentieth century war was associated with the song tie a yellow ribbon?
The song was popular during the time when many US troops were returning home from the war in Vietnam. The song was actually about a criminal, having served his sentence, returning to society and trying to find out what his standing in society might be. However, with the turmoil surrounding the Vietnam war, our servicemen and servicewomen found themselves in a similar situation.
Why were the Vietnam veterans treated badly at home?
The war had divided the nation; additionally, the war was looked upon by many as a lost cause. Consequently, the returning American GI's were looked upon as losers; losers of a war, and fighting for a lost cause.
How did society view world war1compered to the Vietnam war?
US veterans returning from wars have generally been well received by the US public. The only exceptions were the US Civil War (1861-1865), when Confederates returned to their homes in the south & were treated harshly by their countrymen; and Vietnam, when they received harsh treatment from their fellow countrymen upon returning home.
What were the home front effects of the Vietnam war?
The effects where vast, from the counter culture movement, aka Hippies, to massive anti war protest on a scale never before seen in America, not to mention extensive psychological and sociological problems seen with returning vetrans, not unlike returning gulf war vetrans.
Are the soldiers that are in Iraq being treated better from the Americans than the soldiers that came home during the Vietnam war?
Any returning servicemember is and was treated better than a Vietnam returnee. With the one exception of Confederate soldiers returning home (the south) after the US War of the Rebellion (American Civil War/US Civil War/War between the states). But then technically, those Rebels/Confederates weren't US servicemen either. Union/Federal/Yankees/Blue Coats/Northerners/etc. were actually US servicemen.
What was the long term affects on soldiers?
For many US servicemen returning home from Vietnam, one of the LONG TERM effects was NOT talking about the war. Keeping it inside themselves. They had learned early on, that talking about the Vietnam War, produced enemies with their friends, family members, and complete strangers.
