Veterans Groups Reach Out to Today’s Vets
What happened to Vietnam veterans when they returned home from war is something few of them could easily forget. Some remember having feces thrown at them from crowds, others remember being greeted by waving flags of the North Vietnamese, and still others remember being shunned by even the older generations of veterans who blamed them for losing a war.

MEN WHO SERVED: Vietnam veterans attend the opening ceremony for Welcome Home 2011 at Navy Pier in Chicago June 17. Veterans groups are reaching out to today's young veterans to avoid the mistakes made in the treatment of Vietnam veterans as they returned from war. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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