Many were alcoholics and beat their wives. They were not angels. They just were untreated.
And they did raise us baby boomers and look at us
Which happened with men who didn't go to war before that.
Some people are just awful human beings.
However, I think PTSD is a legitimate issue that vets were never treated for, unfortunately.
However, the condition has been vastly capitalized upon so that now everyone has PTSD and the number of people who try to avoid arrest in traffic stops by claiming anxiety and PTSD so they need to be treated with kid gloves is near 100%. I've seen enough videos of entitled brats are are being told *No* and experiencing consequences for the first time in their lives.
The casual claim of it does a disservice to those who truly have it.