Actually I m guessing that you may not have known any veterans really well,especially veterans that did not adjust to the return to the States very well. I lived with a vietnam veteran who was regular army so he was active before and after and served mor than one tour in Vietnam. He had a lot of ghost.. Had he not had the kind of job that allowed him a lot of freedom,few rules and little contact with people.. he would have been much the same. He was a chopper pilot in vietnam and here..He had friends that he flew goods to that live deep in the swamp. I work in EMS and we have vets tht all of us know by name that can not live in the mainstream, some of them live on skid row, others live off the land where they can..
The story is not that contrived. WE deal with people who leave thei children with friends and family when they get sick -legally it doesnt stand but most people do not realize that, especially if they are sick or scared.
i enjoyned the movie, I do not like what happens to Lenny but it is still a good movie and reminds us, we have another generation of vets that will deal with many of the same emotional scars as the vietnam vet, with one exception, they have been shown respect and honor upon returning home. Vietnam vets were not shown respect, were treated dishonorably, we spit on, were called baby killers..and mny of them had not even chosen to go, they were drafted. Each war has a group of men and women home that were hurt not only physically but also emotionaly.
Nicole
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