Voces de Veteranos está dirigido a los veteranos y sus familias que han dado tanto para garantizar nuestra libertad en este país. Esta es un área donde puedes compartir tus experiencias, o leer las de otros veteranos. Gracias por tu servicio, y esperamos que sepas cuánto te queremos y apreciamos.
The Vietnam war was one of the longest wars, until Afghanistan came along. I had many friends that returned from Afghanistan and got a great homecoming, which they deserve.
I remember when I got off the plane from Vietnam, there were MPs making a line to the airport lobby from the airplane. We could not break out of the line. I was wondering why. Then I heard and saw the men and women spectators yelling, screaming, calling us baby killers. That was one of the most turbulent times in American history.
As a result, Vietnam veterans returned to a homecoming unlike any generation of veterans before or since. Simply put, the “welcome home” wasn’t always welcoming due to opposition toward the war. Whose fault was that? The Veteran?