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Effects Of The Vietnam War On Australian Society

The Impact of the Vietnam War On Vietnam Veterans and their Families And the Impact of the Australian Culture
The Vietnam War had a lasting impact on Vietnam Veterans, who although they fought their hardest for their country, they returned to a country who saw them as less than heroes. They suffered both psychological and medical problems from open battles, sniper attacks and chemical warfare, and stress from war-life. Although the Vietnam War had some negative impacts, the Vietnam War was the turning point in Australian society, changing to a multicultural community we are proud of today.
Vietnam veterans returned home in 1975 to a less than supportive Australia. They were seen as ‘murderers’, no parades were held for them, they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. This, coupled with the trauma of war, Vietnam veterans suffered untreated psychological problems. They felt guilty because they ‘let the South Vietnamese people down’ and the sight of civilians killed......


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