One of Indiana’s new congressmen is a Vietnam veteran, a farmer … and a scientist

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Mervis
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam Veteran

: Vietnam Veteran Films . Mark Walker.

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-60
Author(s):  
David Desser
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam Veteran

The Myth of the Troubled and Scorned Vietnam Veteran

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric T. Dean
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vietnam Veteran ◽  
War Zone ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Vietnam War ◽  
One Year

In the United States since the conclusion of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam veteran has become known as a neglected, troubled, and even scorned individual. According to this view, the Vietnam veteran's problems began in Vietnam where he was forced to participate in a brutal and disturbing war in which he was under fire twenty-four hours a day. The enemy, the wily and tenacious Vietcong and North Vietnamese regulars, were not always clearly defined nor were they above hiding behind or using civilians, leading to the unintentional – and sometimes intentional – killing by American forces of noncombatants, including women and children. Due to the military's policy of limiting the tour of duty in the war zone to one year, combat groups lacked cohesion and suffered from low morale, resulting in the excessive use of marijuana and heroin and an eventual breakdown of discipline, leading to the “fragging” of officers who attempted to reimpose order.

The health status of the Vietnam veteran and implications for the health educator

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Waigandt ◽  
Dale Evans ◽  
Lorraine G.Davis
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Vietnam Veteran ◽  
Health Educator
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