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In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasnt. It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting. In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26... In Vietnam he was 19. In inininininin Vietnam he was 19. (TV announcers voice) The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today 25 miles west of Saigon I really wasnt sure what was going on (Vets Voice) Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19 19,19,19,19 In Vietnam the combat soldier typicaly served a twelve month tour of duty but was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19 Hundreds of Thousands of men who saw heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested since discharge Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age. There are no accurate figures of how many of these men have been incarcerated. But, a Veterans Administration study concludes that the greater of Vets exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances of being arrested or convicted. This is one legacy of the Vietnam War (Singing Girls) All those who remember the war They wont forget what theyve seen.. Destruction of men in their prime whose average was 19 Dedededededede-Destruction Dedededededede-Destruction War, War Dededede-Destruction, wa-wa-War, wa-War, War Dedededededede-Destruction War, War After World War II the Men came home together on troop ships, but the Vietnam Vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and VietNam was coming home.. .none of them received a heros welcome None of them received