1. Veterans and Hippies point of view on Vietnam War
By Beatrice and Elena

2. Lesson 1a
ESSENTIAL QUESTION- How were soldiers treated when they came back to their home nation and how were the hippies trying to build a world without wars?

3. V OCAB
Slogan
Sit-ins
Baby Killer
Flower Power
PTSD
Deros System

4. Deros System
During the war, the main factor that affected the adjustments made by American soldiers was the Deros System (date of expected return from war). Every individual serving in Vietnam knew before leaving the U.S. when he was scheduled to return. An individual's rotation lasted twelve to thirteen months. The soldier's primary concern was focused on reaching his personal DEROS instead of preparing and fighting in battle.

5. What did soldiers began to take for surviving depression and how did the US citizens think about this?
Soldiers began making use of dangerous drugs such as heroin and marijuana. It helped them continue fighting, and forget their family. It took their mind off what the war was about and helped if they didn't necessarily believe in the cause for which they fought.
People in the States saw these soldiers taking drugs and this made the Americans citizens think that it was their fault if they were losing the war. This created lots of protests against the veterans.

6. WHEN SOLDIERS CAME BACK HOME THEY FELT BETRAYED BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY
WHEN SOLDIERS CAME BACK HOME THEY FELT BETRAYED BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS HAPPENED? WHY WAS THE CITIZENS WERE AGAINST THEM?

7. Soldiers were being blamed at for being the cause of the My Lai accident and subsequently for being the cause of war. The country started to protest with mean and nasty slogans (memorable motto used in a political, commercial, religious, and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose) and posters to make their words be heard by all of the people and to “fix things”.

9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The Vietnam War became a metaphor for the American society that had led distrust in the government, and the sacrifice of American lives for poorly understood and deeply divided values and principles. Upon the veterans return to the states, many exhibited significant psychiatric symptoms. These ranged from difficulty sleeping to vivid flashbacks, and are now recognized as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

10. Most common disabilities in Veterans
How does military service affect health?
SCARS
4.5%
SKELETAL
4.1%
KNEE
3.6%
ARTHRITIS DUE TO TRAUMA
3.5%
TINNITUS
3.1%
HEARING LOSS
LS STRAIN
2.9%
PTSD
2.6%
HYPERTENSION
2.5%
DDD
2.4%

11. Vietnam Vets Were Spit on by Protesters
The "spitting" part is sadly common story specifically to the fact that anti-war protesters or hippies were waiting at airports to spit on veterans returning from combat. These tired, shocked men returning from a nightmare, arrive and instead of expecting a warm welcome, they are covered in protestors saliva. As always, the story ends with the sad vet walking away, ashamed of himself, knowing he has been rejected by the country he was fighting for.

12. Hippies
Though their dress, hair, drug use, and radical beliefs shocked many people, the group’s deep concern about the Vietnam War turned out to be a huge positive impact on America and the world. Hippies did not care about money, or materialistic things, they lived their lives on their own terms, and reacted with protests and sit-ins (any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premise) on topics they truly cared about.

13. Flower Power
Flower power was a slogan used as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology.

14. “Flower Power” movement, George Harris inserting flowers into the rifle of a National Guardsman.

15. Jan Rose Kasmir, a high-school student, was 17 when this picture was taken by French photojournalist Marc Riboud.

16. Veteran post-war thought...
“The war changed me…
people say I am a different person…
my whole life seems off track…”

17. What changed in soldiers after they left war?
Many veterans were profoundly affected by the Vietnam war after they left. It changed their sense of identity and perspective of society. The various social, moral, and psychological conflicts that they encountered in battle changed their lives. Upon returning home, the veteran felt a sense of uncertainty and questioning their sense of identity and their existence. After many cases of PTSD, psychologists engaged themselves in extensive studies that analyzed the process of identity formation and integration.

18. How did this case conclude?
They concluded that identity formation begins at birth and progresses until death. "As one grows up, there is a constant relationship, between genetically based aspects of personality and the cultural influences that shape the personality and motivation of a person." As a child reaches adolescence or their teens, there seems to be a pressure on the formation of identity in order to integrate with the rest of society.
This allows them to feel a sense of integration and acceptance within society.

19. Criticises toward Veterans
After they returned home, in the process of establishing a personal identity and constructing new values, most veterans had to deal with rejections and criticisms by a non-accepting society. Many individuals struggled in trying to achieve self-unity which led to PTSD. The returning veteran needed social support, affection, and a positive welcoming from his community in order to work through the war experiences while establishing his sense of identity. Because he was unable to share his war experience with his family and friends, this led to loneliness and alienation and sometimes complete hatred of oneself.

20. Vocab Definitions
Slogan: memorable motto used in a political, commercial, religious, and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose.
Sit-ins: any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premise.
Baby Killer: used as an anti-choice accusation, the phrase "baby killer" was hurled at American soldiers returning from Vietnam war.
Flower Power: slogan used as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology.
PTSD: (Post traumatic stress disorder) veterans which return to the states and exhibited significant psychiatric symptoms.
Deros System: date of expected return of soldiers from war.

22. What is the message of this picture?
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