did you spit on soldiers when they came home from vietnam are you sorry?

Question

my father was in vietnam he did not die yet he is never going to be whole
when he came home he was spit on and called a baby killer and never welcomed home
are you sorry for your actions can you justify what you did
did you know that my dad saved children
do you even care

with all do respect my father is not in need of help he is not wallowing this question is my own and
THIS WAS NOT A MYTH i know far to many men who were treated terrible for doing what they were forced to do !!!

please tell those men to stop wallowing and let go go through what they did and see how easy it is for you
and how could the protesting help the soldiers if all of the many many vietnam veterans i have met say they were spit on and ridiculed and i know them to be extremly honest men they are to proud to lie

if this question offended anyone you have my apologies
if it means anything to anyone i am proud of my vietnam veteran friends and honor them every time i am not forgetting any other war i lost an uncle in korea and my brother is in iraq now i only wanted others point of view
oh and with all do respect to the one who called me a liar you are entitled to your own opinions as am i entitled to mine and i respect every ones thoughts and thank you all for answering

Answer 1

It never happened to me, and I didn't see it happen to anyone else, but I don't doubt that it happened. The problem is some idiot gets an idea that this expression of contempt is a great way to show their disagreement with the war, then the news is reported and a few try to copy it. How widespread this act was I think must be an exageration. All I'll say is if someone had considered spitting on me they are very fortunate they never did it.

P.S. Just wantedto add that there were a number of "tactics" members of the anti-war movement used to try to disrupt the war effort. I think many of these were regional in origin...just whatever scheme someone within a particular group could dream up. As an example a number of guys in my unit received nice letters from girls in the states. The letters would begin in a shy inquisitive tone, then gradually become more admiring and affectionate. After writing for a month or two, when the marine started to really look forward to the letters, they would suddenly get one from this girl saying they never wanted to hear from them again...that we were all a bunch of baby killers and they hoped we'd all die. Some would even admit they were just playing them. Upon comparing notes we found some of these came from addresses in the same town or university campus. I guess they thought anything they could do to destroy morale would hasten the end of the war. That typifies the mentality of many in that movement.

I'd like to add a word to the person mentioning attrocities. Yes they happened in Vietnam...I never witnessed them. Yes they have happened in Iraq now. What does that have to do with how we honor and respect our veterans. If you take the numbers of troops involved in such activities versus the total number serving the percentage would be miniscule. If it was reported that a small group of crooked cops were involved in some crime conspiracy, or say two or three firemen, would you lose respect for all police and firemen? You know that's not what they are about. I know that that's not what U.S. troops are about too. I've been there (not Iraq). If anything American troops reflect the values of our society with it's actions tempered by military discipline. I have witnessed many selfless acts of kindness and mercy by American soldiers and marines toward civilians especially children. Much of what people think is going on is propaganda, slanted news, and the result of sensationalism in movies (thank you Hollywood).

Answer 2

I wasn't born at the time, however, I can tell you that I wouldn't have spit on anyone. I have a lot of respect for those who dealt with a most impossible situation, and did so quite admirably. The Vietnam Conflict was something that I do not feel as though we should have been a part of, and though the many soldiers who bravely fought were not doing so to protect the United States and the people within it necessarily, they were doing so to safeguard something more important. This was the pride, freedom, and honor found in democracy and all that we stand for. These soldiers came to the U.S., traumatized, many coming back, but still without a home, or at least a feeling of one. Though there are many survivors who managed to live through the ordeal, I am sure that they would hardly consider themselves to be living, which is why I think we could have at least recognized who was to blame, and who deserved to be degraded and ridiculed. I am embarrassed for, and appalled by those who did that to those young men, and I am sorry for the abuse your father has suffered. I can only imagine the anguish he must have felt, and I hope he knows that I can, along with many, appreciate what he has done for us, and the world.

Answer 3

I had a boyfriend that went to Nam. I was very young and didn't really understand exactly what was going on. I used to write to him two or three times a day. He wrote to me whenever he could, but he never told me about the atrocities that were going on there.
When he came back, he was a completely changed person. I hardly knew him any more.
We lost touch over the years, but I called him out of the blue a few years ago. Both of us are very happily married now. But, I wanted him to know, I understood so much more than I did back then. THAT is my only regret.
As far as the IDIOTS that did what you said, well what can you say ?
I have a special place in my heart for all soldiers, but especially those that went to Nam.
Please give your dad a BIG hug from me, along with a heartfelt THANK YOU !!!!!
They were treated SOOOOOO wrong ! It breaks my heart.
I hope that you get a TON of good responses for this question !
God bless you and you Dad ! He deserves SO MUCH RESPECT !!!!!!
With gratitude and respect, drumfly08

Answer 4

Stop believing these ridiculous stories about men being spit upon at airports. Think about it. Who would spit on servicemen for no reason? probably mentally deranged people who didnt know what they were doing. Did it happen? probably did, a few times. Widespread? no. But the stories have you believing it was a widespread movement for american citizens to visit airports and spit on people. ridiculous, an idea that comes from propaganda by revisitionists and emotionally driven people with certain agendas. The truth is that in all wars throughout history, verterans have never been treated well, theyve generally been forgotten as soon as hostilities are over. It wasnt just vietnam that veterans didnt get the recognition they desrve, but thats human nature. Its a myth

Answer 5

No, I never spit on a soldier but there we some, not all, who did some pretty bad things in the war. In fact, we are seeing it again with this war with the soldiers raping and murdering. And yes, there are some who did some good things too. He isn't whole not because someone spit on him, he's not whole because the experience of war (especially that one) was a nightmare. If he got some psychological counseling and made an effort to resolve his past, he could move on. I know of too many vets who wallow in the past and never bother to get help, make their lives and the lives of their families miserable. It's very sad.

Answer 6

Heck No. My friends and family members are also Vets from the Vietnam War. I was pround of them and still is. I feel so sorry for them now because of a lot of Vets are now disable, physically and mentally, homeless, drug addicts. If others would had went to
actually see what was really going on there they would had change their minds about spitting, or protesting wars. The Viet Cong even used children to help kill and trap soilders. I am pround of them all. I heard of so many War Stories and the horrible conditions the POW's had to endure.

Answer 7

No i would never spit on any soldier coming home from Wiet Nam or any where else they serve. Brother was in Nam and son was in Persian Gulf war. They all deserve a big THANK YOU!!!!

Answer 8

I'm sorry about that. The same thing happened to my uncle's father. (I wasn't born, I'm only 14) It's horrible. Those babys that did have to be killed here holding machine guns and trained and ready to kill the soldiers. I hope your dad can get over what happened.

Answer 9

I didn't spit on anyone. I was an infant then. Spitting on another person because you disagree with them is disgusting behavior, especially when it's a soldier who risked their life to serve their country.

Answer 10

anybody who spit on any soldier should be shot on the spot...frickin bastards. Those were young boys fighting for our freedom, they were only following orders...Your Anti-American if you spit on a soldier. Those are the ******* that didn't join the war because they were ******* who don't stand for anything they believe in. That disgusts me...