I was draft age then, and just missed getting my ticket punched for Vietnam. I knew the feeling of being pushed into something I didn't want to be part of. There is no way in hell I would blame any of the guys who were sent there, very few of whom wanted to be there, for anything that happened.
I was draft age then, and just missed getting my ticket punched for Vietnam. I knew the feeling of being pushed into something I didn't want to be part of. There is no way in hell I would blame any of the guys who were sent there, very few of whom wanted to be there, for anything that happened.
But you are right. Young guys in uniform were treated like crap by 'civilians', as if any of it was their fault. I don't remember it very well, but there is the movie, "Coming Home", that some might want to watch. I remember it as being very one-sided and preachy. But it gives some perspective on what we're talking about.
I was draft age then, and just missed getting my ticket punched for Vietnam. I knew the feeling of being pushed into something I didn't want to be part of. There is no way in hell I would blame any of the guys who were sent there, very few of whom wanted to be there, for anything that happened.
But you are right. Young guys in uniform were treated like crap by 'civilians', as if any of it was their fault. I don't remember it very well, but there is the movie, "Coming Home", that some might want to watch. I remember it as being very one-sided and preachy. But it gives some perspective on what we're talking about.