Vietnam-Perkasie For the lucky few who survived Vietnam the experience changed their lives forever. The morality and responsibility of US action in Vietnam was questioned both abroad and domestically. The lack of support at home and ethics of war left the returning soldiers disillusioned and betrayed. In this time period spanning from the 1960’s to the 1970’s United States objectives in the war remained unchanged while the sentiment of the country transformed. The 60’s and 70’…showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…The World. So I finally get here, and everything’s bass-ackwards every which way to Tuesday. It’s worse than Nam”(Ehrhart, pg. 409). They soldiers had changed and so had the sentiments of the country. The soldiers were disillusioned once again with what was supposed to be normal in the States. The disrespect the veterans endured, confused the role they had so earnestly lived their life by in supposedly fighting for the containment of communism.