SSG (Join to see) When I left Vietnam, I went to Okinawa for three or four days to get the rest of my gear that I had left there, get shots, get cleaned up, etc. While there, A Marine that had just arrived from our unit told me that my best friend had been killed the day after I left country. This was a shock and made me sad and angry. When I arrived in the states, I made my way to LAX for leave. At LAX, there was a welcoming committee of protestors that were trying to block our way, yelling at us, trying to get a reaction, and being a big pain in the ass. This was another shock, because I was coming home to a country that I did not recognize. I was in uniform, as I always flew military standby, and wearing the uniform was required. I was asked how babies had I killed, told to repent for my sins, and other things. They were shouting as if we could not hear them. I was still in a funk about my best buddy being killed, and one of hardest things that I have ever done was not tearing into these scumbags.

my current unit lol.

Several. Loss of best friend, a LOH pilot, an incident of Fratricide resulting from bad commo, one insane RLO (Stateside), and the hatred and distain of fellow Americans and all the vitriol.