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"Correction: Earlier versions of this story incorrectly said that Native American activist Nathan Phillips fought in the Vietnam War. Phillips served in the U.S. Marines from 1972 to 1976 but was never deployed to Vietnam."
washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01…
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The meme for Vietnam vet has changed over the years.
Upon his return to the US, Rambo discovered that many civilians hated the soldiers returning from Vietnam, subject to humiliation and embarrassment by anti-war "hippies" who threw garbage at them, called them "baby killers"
Upon his return to the US, Rambo discovered that many civilians hated the soldiers returning from Vietnam, subject to humiliation and embarrassment by anti-war "hippies" who threw garbage at them, called them "baby killers"
If nothing else the Phillips incident suggests that Vietnam vet has become a rehabilitated term, even on the left.
