In the 71-74 timeframe, we were advised to wear civilian clothes when flying commercial versus our uniforms. I will defer to tet68 on how it was earlier. Note: I went to college on a ROTC scholarship for 1975-78. Always wore my uniform on drill days (Tues/Thurs). Had no issues. Sat in the front of the class too. Good times. :)
I came home the summer after Tet. I was not spit on,
but coming through LAX the looks would have killed.
It was all wiped away when a Korean vet bought me a
beer in the lounge.
I dreamed of the summer of love but just didn’t fit in.
Once on perimeter guard, sleeping on a cot in a bunker
I dreamed I was in San Francisco at a love in but then
got confused and thought I was dreaming about sleeping
on a sandy cot in some bunker while rats ran about over
head. Still find it difficult to sleep when hot.
I never forgot the kindness of that Korea vet or a totally
strange family who took us into their house in Seattle
when our flight back to Nam was delayed. They treated
several of us as though we were family. Sadly I never
got their names.