Statement; the world of G.R.Point

It is common knowledge that the 1960's were a time of great social and ideological change. Black Americans were fighting for equality with their white brothers. Women were also striving for equality. Also for the first time in (American) history music, art, and literature were waging war on the status quo. Every war is unpopular, especially for those who have fought war. Not just those who "went over seas" but those Americans who left "the wire" and "hooked and jabbed" with another man and had to take his(or her) life. Vietnam is the first all out unpopular war in the history of America. Not only did the American public get to see the war on the evining news, but also a large majority of young men had to deal with the posiablity of being drafted into the military... if they wanted to or not. This is also the first war in the history of the United States the it seemed to be cool to hate the war, even if you had nothing to do with it. A large amount of rock music at the time had to deal with making war (Vietnam or otherwise) look and sound as bad as it possiably could. A good example of this would be John Lennon throwing away a medal that was given to him by the Queen of England that is also given to war heros. He gave his back because of this fact saying that "we(the Beatles) deserved ours more." Honestly, when you have grown up on your dad/ granddad telling war stories about World War Two or Korea saying that they did what was asked of them/their country called them/doing their duty as a American when the whole country was behinded them, how could one compaire? No matter if you did your duty, and came home with your honor as a man intact... you would have some college kid who never went spit on you and call you "a baby killer." As a war veteran I can see how all of this would make a avarage American not want to play a part in this war... especially when it came to being in a combat arms job. It might be better to be the one who picks up the remains, instead of laying rounds down rage.