[Lucy-H22634]

I have respect for people in general, and military personel are no exception. I think one reason people of my generation don’t have a special respect for military personnel is that we grew up right after the Vietnam War. At that time, many people were still ashamed and angry about the U.S. involvement there, and nobody liked to talk about it. A lot of this shame and anger was directed toward the soldiers. Many of our parents came of age during that time and were very distrustful of the military in general. These feeling were passed down to us. Since the Vietnam war, the United States has been involved in several armed conflicts where our involvement has been questionable, further suporting distrust of the military. Also, as a Chicana, I grew up hearing stories about sailors during World War II who would tear up towns when they got off ship, looking for people of Mexican descent (who they felt weren’t ‘real Americans’) to beat up. This all creates a bad feeling toward the military in general.

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Name : Lucy-H22634, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 24, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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