They tended to blame American troops for the tragic situation in Vietnam, instead of blaming the government leaders who had sent them there. Some people who opposed American involvement in the Vietnam War treated U.S. But many other veterans began to question the war and their own actions in it.

Some returning soldiers blamed their situation on the antiwar movement and developed a deep resentment toward antiwar protesters. Others had trouble feeling accepted by their friends and families. Some struggled to overcome physical injuries, emotional problems, or drug addictions from their time in Vietnam. Many of the young men who fought in Vietnam had a great deal of difficulty readjusting to life in the United States. Nor did they return as symbols of a great national failure.' 'But they did not come home, as the Vietnam vets did, to a country torn and full of doubt about why those wars were fought and whether they had been worthwhile. Isaacs writes in Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy. 'Men who fought in World War II or Korea might be just as haunted by what they had personally seen and done in combat,' Arnold R. Instead, most Vietnam veterans returned to a society that did not seem to care about them, or that seemed to view them with distrust and anger.

There were no victory parades or welcome-home rallies. They came back to find the United States torn apart by debate over the Vietnam War.

But the homecoming was very different for most Vietnam veterans. Cities and towns across the country held parades to honor the returning veterans and recognize the sacrifices they had made. When the American soldiers returned home from World War II in 1945, they were greeted as heroes in the United States. Coming Home: Vietnam Veterans in American Society

Going Home by A. American