One reason was that through the media these veterans knew that they were fighting in a very unpopular war, which led many soldiers to think, " Why are we here? Americans were losing their lives defending rice farmers in a country most of them had never heard of. Because the war was so unpopular, many veterans felt unappreciated and sometimes forgotten. During the fighting, fifty-eight thousand Americans were killed, two thousand were captured, and nearly three hundred and fifty thousand were wounded or missing in action. Many American Vietnam veterans were injured and those who remained alive must still suffer from these disabilities today. The majority of soldiers fighting in Vietnam were volunteers, until supply lines ran out and the U.S. government had to implement a draft. Most draftees came straight out of high school and were sent to the fierce battle of Vietnam (The Psychological Effects of the Vietnam War, 2016). This played a huge mental role in the psychological lifestyle of soldiers, especially for soldiers who were living and returning home. Fighting for a cause that few of a soldier's friends and family support significantly affects a person mentally, especially after watching his brothers die for a "lost cause." Many men who returned home were confronted