The working class citizens were more excited and welcoming towards the veterans, friends and neighbors who had served their country. When they returned, many of the soldiers “knew [their] parents would be happy to see [them]” but “didn't know if anybody else would be happy to see [them]” (Troyer). Protesters from the upper and middle class who opposed the war waited for the veterans outside of the airport. “Instead of finding love, [the veterans] were bombarded with hate” (Feist). “The spitting on veterans was just a small part of the overall feeling of lost honor” (Feist). Many protesters made the veterans feel as if they were bad people for going to war, they shouted at them and disrespected them. Soldiers should not have been disrespected because they were “[accepting] a responsibility that they thought was theirs as an American citizen” by fighting in Vietnam (Zeitlin). Although this war was very controversial, the veterans still should have been honored and respected for risking their lives on the battlefield to fight for those who can not fight for
The working class citizens were more excited and welcoming towards the veterans, friends and neighbors who had served their country. When they returned, many of the soldiers “knew [their] parents would be happy to see [them]” but “didn't know if anybody else would be happy to see [them]” (Troyer). Protesters from the upper and middle class who opposed the war waited for the veterans outside of the airport. “Instead of finding love, [the veterans] were bombarded with hate” (Feist). “The spitting on veterans was just a small part of the overall feeling of lost honor” (Feist). Many protesters made the veterans feel as if they were bad people for going to war, they shouted at them and disrespected them. Soldiers should not have been disrespected because they were “[accepting] a responsibility that they thought was theirs as an American citizen” by fighting in Vietnam (Zeitlin). Although this war was very controversial, the veterans still should have been honored and respected for risking their lives on the battlefield to fight for those who can not fight for