Posted on Aug 5, 2017
Have the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria affected the minds of our returning veterans more than previous wars?
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Yesterday I was asked by a 36 year old what is wrong with our returning vets of today. She said it seems that our veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria are more aggressive, unsociable, overbearing and just plain mixed up in the head then Vietnam veterans. The question actually confused and caught me of guard. It's something I have never really thought about. And I wasn't really sure how to answer the question. Do you have any opinions and observations?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
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My opinion only
Just for the infantry
We are NOT comparing apples to apples.
I'll speak across the board to
WW 1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam
Was the trading the same ?
Did you have your asskicked literally in boot camp?
Did you maintain respect for the
Instructors?
Was the rations the same?
Where your barracks the same?
Is your communications the same?
Are your tents the same ?
Are you able to live stream videos home and back?
There is no way for us to compare any war/encounter with another!!
Tooooo many advancements good or bad
Just for the infantry
We are NOT comparing apples to apples.
I'll speak across the board to
WW 1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam
Was the trading the same ?
Did you have your asskicked literally in boot camp?
Did you maintain respect for the
Instructors?
Was the rations the same?
Where your barracks the same?
Is your communications the same?
Are your tents the same ?
Are you able to live stream videos home and back?
There is no way for us to compare any war/encounter with another!!
Tooooo many advancements good or bad
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How is any 36 year old woman supppsed to be able to compare today's returning warrior to a returning Vietnam vet when she wasn't even born yet?
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AA Joseph Moody
Something to keep in mind is that in 5 years many of those returning vets will learn coping skills, both past and present. Although historically jobs that were prone to solitude have attracted war vets due to reasons.
My father was a truck driver and finding drivers his age that had not been to Vietnam was, well I won't say a challenge but growing up it skewed my perceptions of how much of our society was veterans.
My father was a truck driver and finding drivers his age that had not been to Vietnam was, well I won't say a challenge but growing up it skewed my perceptions of how much of our society was veterans.
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I think it is a memory issue. WWII vets and Viet Nam vets faced the same criticisms just after the end of those wars.
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