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Karl Marlantes also covers this in considerable depth in his What It Is Like to Go to War. He focuses especially on the homecoming aspect. WW2 soldiers often (not always) returned from combat as part of a whole unit: in returning home, they had a pre-made support network of other men that they trusted and who had shared their experiences in combat. The ability to talk to and commiserate with those other soldiers probably (in Marlantes's view) helped to ameliorate the various psychological symptoms of exposure to combat. In contrast, the soldier returning from Viet Nam came home alone while his unit remained in-country. He didn't necessarily have the same sort of people around to talk to about what had happened. The people who would best understand what he went through were still overseas and even when they returned he might (for the personnel reasons you mention above) never have known or trusted his fellow unit members all that well to begin with.

What It Is Like To Go To War.

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What it is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes is a great read.

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Karl Marlantes' book is also an excellent read for those who may or have found themselves in combat. Should be required reading for anyone in Washington about to order soldiers into war as well. He's also a decorated former Marine.