Identifier	Thesis 2189
Author	Zatarain, Samantha J., 1987-
Title	A hero's welcome : what really happened when Connecticut's veterans returned from Vietnam
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2011
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	American memory describes the homecomings of military personnel from Vietnam as a nation unwilling to support them. Television and movies depict the struggle that American service men and women faced as they found their way back to normalcy. History seems to have allowed movies to write the story of Vietnam veteran homecomings. Veterans’ voices are few and far between when attempting to find the truth. By examining the oral histories of returning Vietnam veterans, this thesis’ goal is to make sense of what happened as veterans make the journey from Vietnam home. Tapping into the resources of the Veterans History Project and stories of many local servicemen make this thesis possible. The stories of homecoming that these veterans tell are the best way of finding out what really happened when Vietnam veterans came home. While many veterans describe their homecoming as no big deal, almost every veteran who took part in this study felt as though they deserved something better. This study examines how the protest movement, media outlets, private citizens, and the military all hold some responsibility for the environment that Vietnam veterans came home to. The one constellation for this era of veterans was not how they were treated, but that their experiences make future generations of veterans’ homecoming less hostile.
Subject	Veterans History Project (U.S.) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Connecticut -- Personal narratives
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Tully, John Day
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653110
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