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<blockquote data-quote="3waycross" data-source="post: 561020" data-attributes="member: 6713"><p>Lammie I have heard a couple of theories regarding the Battle Fatigue suffered by Viet Nam vets relative to WWII vets. The theory that seems to make the most sense is that the average age of soldiers in Viet Nam was much younger(19) than WWII (24). I coud be off a year or two on the WWII number but it was significant. </p><p></p><p>The other thing that made a difference was WWII was viewed by the American public as a MORAL war while Viet Nam was not. Bottom line is the guys that were in Viet Nam got the wrong end of the stick on both counts. I personally saw returning Viet Nam vets getting spit on in the San Francisco airport in 1971, it made me sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3waycross, post: 561020, member: 6713"] Lammie I have heard a couple of theories regarding the Battle Fatigue suffered by Viet Nam vets relative to WWII vets. The theory that seems to make the most sense is that the average age of soldiers in Viet Nam was much younger(19) than WWII (24). I coud be off a year or two on the WWII number but it was significant. The other thing that made a difference was WWII was viewed by the American public as a MORAL war while Viet Nam was not. Bottom line is the guys that were in Viet Nam got the wrong end of the stick on both counts. I personally saw returning Viet Nam vets getting spit on in the San Francisco airport in 1971, it made me sick. [/QUOTE]
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