Don't even get me started. I was lucky. My experiences while in Uniform, near the tail end of Reagans' administration was nothing but good. I had people buy me drinks on planes, people shaking my hand and thanking me for serving, etc... But then, I was flying from a military town back to my own small town mostly, so that may explain it... and coming back from the gulf in the 90s I didn't have any problems either...
My father still wont' talk about Viet Nam, or his return home, very much, and quite frankly he snapped some time after coming home, and did some jail time for assault. I just can't imagine going through what he went through. I'd probably snap, too, because I don't put up with crap either. Anyone EVER spits on me, for any reason, they'll be eating through a straw. Period.
247 - "My father still wont' talk about Viet Nam, or his return home, very much, and quite frankly he snapped some time after coming home, "
So sorry. Thank your father, from the rest of us. A lot of us didn't make it, and many are still suffering from the aftermath.