Professor Figueroa explains that the media’s “appalling images enabled the public to see war, as they never had before.” This showed the average American at home the horrors of war and took a step towards understanding what veterans experience. However, the media truly worked against the veteran of the Vietnam War. “Many media sources were against the U.S. role in Vietnam and held a critical attitude toward the war. The images they captured effected [sic] everyone who viewed them” (Figueroa). The press portrayed the Vietnam war in a very negative light and this carried over into how the soldiers in the war were perceived. In a way, they were on the opposite of the World War II veterans. However, neither group’s hardships were understood by society. The Vietnam era did not perceive veterans correctly but did precede a new way of viewing
Professor Figueroa explains that the media’s “appalling images enabled the public to see war, as they never had before.” This showed the average American at home the horrors of war and took a step towards understanding what veterans experience. However, the media truly worked against the veteran of the Vietnam War. “Many media sources were against the U.S. role in Vietnam and held a critical attitude toward the war. The images they captured effected [sic] everyone who viewed them” (Figueroa). The press portrayed the Vietnam war in a very negative light and this carried over into how the soldiers in the war were perceived. In a way, they were on the opposite of the World War II veterans. However, neither group’s hardships were understood by society. The Vietnam era did not perceive veterans correctly but did precede a new way of viewing