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The war had divided the nation; additionally, the war was looked upon by many as a lost cause. Consequently, the returning American GI's were looked upon as losers; losers of a war, and fighting for a lost cause.

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Since South Vietnam collapsed, and US servicemen had fought for the South, returning servicemen were treated as losers. This was not new, it happened to returning Southerners after the American Civil War (US Civil War) too.

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Vietnam was a hugely unpopular and divisive war. Activists believed it was a pointless show of American imperialist hegemony.

After the My Lai massacre, the legitimacy of the war and soldiers' actions was further tarnished.

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