Talk:The Veteran/@comment-4849011-20131112180010

This story taps into a very real issue, and that's how a lot of soldiers who risked everything for their countries wind up being made to feel cast aside and bitter. Time and time again people are gung-ho at the start of a conflict and rally to support the troops, but then when victory doesn't just fall into their lap, they turn their backs on the troops, sometimes even attack them like the situation is all their fault. I'm not trying to say one thing or another about war; I'm just saying that there really are veterans who wind up disillusioned because they feel neglected, betrayed, and the like. My father served in Korea, yet I'm told that when he and his brothers-in-arms returned, there were no parades, as though they were somehow less deserving of honor than those who fought in WWII. He never said much about his experiences, and he never expressed any bitterness, but you know it had to be disheartening. Raidra (talk) 18:00, November 12, 2013 (UTC)