The trials and tribulations the soldiers faced at home were
far worse than any battle they fought while in Vietnam. No
one seemed to fully understand what these men had went
through. They came home looking for love and comfort;
little did they know that they had not yet experienced the
worst of the war.
A numerous amount of people were for the war, but the
reality was, many were against it. " During 1967 public
support for the war dropped sharply. By October approval
of Johnson's handling of the war dropped to 28%. A
number of major metropolitan newspapers shifted from
supporting the war to opposing it" (Wexler 145 ). Once the
public realized that the war wasn't all glory, they regretted
the country's involvement.
The government wasn't exactly the most reliable source of
information during the war. They couldn't be counted on
when they were needed most. The government's handling
of aid for veteran's seemed to be carelessly handled.
Veterans were treated poorly......
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