The cost of the war affected the U.S economy and many soldiers suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A minority of the returning veterans resorted to drugs and became addicted to drugs as they found it difficult to transition from a soldier on the battlefield to a civilian lifestyle. Many of the returning veterans received less than a friendly welcome on their arrival back to America. The vocal section, of the public often vented using racism, the federal government, and the war on returning veterans. The public treated the soldiers poorly, while some got spat on, and even beaten. Only the prisoners of war received public sympathy for the suffering they endured. The war had only made the public more hostile, which sparked riots, protests, and racial tension among the states. The United States would have been better off focusing on its own economic and social growth, rather than trying to prevent a form of government in another
The cost of the war affected the U.S economy and many soldiers suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A minority of the returning veterans resorted to drugs and became addicted to drugs as they found it difficult to transition from a soldier on the battlefield to a civilian lifestyle. Many of the returning veterans received less than a friendly welcome on their arrival back to America. The vocal section, of the public often vented using racism, the federal government, and the war on returning veterans. The public treated the soldiers poorly, while some got spat on, and even beaten. Only the prisoners of war received public sympathy for the suffering they endured. The war had only made the public more hostile, which sparked riots, protests, and racial tension among the states. The United States would have been better off focusing on its own economic and social growth, rather than trying to prevent a form of government in another