America's Exit (1973-1975)
During July in 1969, American soldiers were beginning to be withdrawn from Vietnam. In most wars, many soldiers had their share of celebrations, parades, and other honoring gestures of gratitude of opposite, however none of this was present when the soldiers from Vietnam came back home. Instead they were faced with citizens who were filled with disgust over their actions in Vietnam, mostly fueled by the media during the war. The government support that was given to soldiers previously were not present for these soldiers. Most Americans were unable to move beyond to see past the negative views of soldiers that were shown by the media. This resulted in Vietnam Veterans receiving an unfair negative view that was shared by both the public and the government. Some newspapers however, began to show that Vietnam Veterans were receiving unfair treatment, showing us that not all newspapers were against Vietnam Veterans.
The article above shows the first page of a newspaper article describing the cease-fire agreement established between Vietnam and America. This article is very detailed, showing us all the articles and chapters of the cease fire, showing us that many Americans were anticipating for the end of the Vietnam War. The article explains American withdrawal of troops, and the stop of all military actions in Vietnam, prisoners of war, the Vietnamese rights for self-determination, removal of mines, and relations between America and Vietnam after the war. This highly-developed article shows us the importance of the cease-fire agreement between America and Vietnam. [26]
This article shows us the difficulty that Vietnam Veterans had finding jobs, and the lack of government support given. According to the article, very little support was given to returning ordinary Vietnam Veterans. The lack of support can be seen by the public ignoring American Veterans from Vietnam, and also by the lack of support these Veterans received from the government. "If Mr. Nixon could spend millions -billions-of dollars in Vietnam, why couldn't he take a few dollars to help a Vietnam Veteran? Mr. Penn said that a veteran unable to find a job would probably turn to crime in time." This quote shows us that the government is not supporting Vietnam Veterans enough, and if this continues they will be unable to support themselves. This article is supporting the Vietnam Veterans, making the public more aware of the lack of jobs and aid available to Vietnam Veterans. [27]
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In this political cartoon, Uncle Sam is shown terrorized by the incidents from the Vietnam War. This was the case for various Vietnam Veterans, especially through PTSD. Many Veterans were still terrorized by the vents that occurred to them during the Vietnam War. Yet despite this, many people simply frowned at them and offered little help to these veterans. Instead people began to backlash at Veterans due to their reputation from the media. This political cartoon is against the Vietnam War, showing us that people are still terrorized by the Vietnam War and are unable to put their past behind them. [28]
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