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[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by icenine

I think you are upset that most Americans think veterans are special. I think most of us veterans think of ourselves as run of the mill types. Sorry but America loves its veterans.

I'm with you on this one.

Although America loves it's veterans more at certain times than at others. Vets of my era were particularly not beloved. And we can't blame it all on the hippies either. There were thousands of vocal anti-Vietnam war vets (I'm one of them). You think we got grief from the kids...the WWII and Korean War vets were pretty much just as hostile to us as well. In the years shortly after the end of the Vietnam fiasco, we were not particularly welcome at Vets of Foreign Wars or American Legion Posts. The only reason that has changed is because most of the old guys are gone, and the ones that remain don't get out much anymore. It's the primary reason for the founding of Vietnam Veterans of America in 1978.

As far as I'm concerned there is a continued luke warm attitude in this country toward Vietnam Vets and Vietnam Era Vets.