Reply #38: RE Did Americans citizens really spit on, curse at Vietnam War Vets?

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Renowned columnist Bob Greene asked a similar question in one of his syndicated columns back in the late 1980s. Boy, did he kick a hornets' nest! He got thousands of replies from Vietnam War Vets (yes, including one from me).

He was so moved by the scope of the emotional response that he had received that he selected a few hundred of the letters/comments that he had received and had them published in his 1989 book, "Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam." My missive to him can be found on page 199.

He included letters about Vietnam War Vets being verbally and even physically abused by our citizens....other letters about Vietnam War Vets being subjected to outright discrimination and denigration after returning home....and even some letters from Vietnam War Vets who said they had never been mistreated by their fellow citizens in any manner.

I highly recommend reading Greene's book. -- Michael