History Main / OppressedMinorityVeteran

* ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'', which follows [[IwoJimaPose the men who planted the flag on Mount Suribachi]], the men are brought to the United States to promote war bond drive, and during a stop, Ira Hayes, a Native American, goes missing right before an appearance at a stadium. One of the other men goes to look for him, and finds him angrily shouting at some men outside a bar. He points towards the bartender saying "he wouldn't serve me!" the bartender replies "we don't serve Indians." The other Marine drags away a furious Ira, and tells him to forget the whole thing.

* ''Literature/{{Reunion}}'' is about a Jewish boy growing up in post-WWI Germany until his parents send him to a relative in America. When the Nazi party starts seizing power, a goon stands next to his parents' shop to warn people not to buy from Jews, in response, his father wears his entire military uniform and medals won in the war and stands next to the goon, humiliating him into leaving.

* San Francisco became America's {{Gayborhood}} because veterans who realized they were homosexual/bisexual/transgender while serving realized YouCantGoHomeAgain as they would not be accepted. San Francisco was a major West Coast port of call for returning vets, so those who couldn't go back home stayed there among others like themselves.

* Music/{{Sabaton}}'s songs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvDg7UftJw8 "Inmate 4859"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdHZVS6A6o "Far from the Fame"]] are both about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII war heroes from Eastern Europe who became victims of their countries' new Soviet-imposed governments after the war's end, respectively [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki Witold Pilecki]] (Polish, was shot as a traitor due to his loyalty to the Western-backed GovernmentInExile) and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Janousek Karel Janoušek]] (Czechoslovakian, imprisoned for several years following the pro-Soviet coup).

* Music/{{Sabaton}}'s songs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvDg7UftJw8 "Inmate 4859"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdHZVS6A6o "Far from the Fame"]] are both about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII war heroes from Eastern Europe who became victims of their countries' new Soviet-imposed governments after the war's end, respectively [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki Witold Pilecki]] (Polish, was shot as a traitor due to his loyalty to the Western-backed GovernmentInExile) and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Janou%C5%A1ek Karl Janousek]] (Czechoslovakian, imprisoned for several years following the pro-Soviet coup).

* ''{{Literature/Reunion}}'' is about a Jewish boy growing up in post-WWI Germany until his parents send him to a relative in America. When the Nazi party starts seizing power, a goon stands next to his parents' shop to warn people not to buy from Jews, in response, his father wears his entire military uniform and medals won in the war and stands next to the goon, humiliating him into leaving.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Data has won numerous medals and awards from Starfleet, but he is still put on trial by them to determine if he is merely property.

* As cited above in the ''{{ComicBook/Maus}}'' and UsefulNotes/AnneFrank examples, the treatment of German-Jewish soldiers who served during World War I falls into this. Many served in spite of virulent antisemitism in the country at the time; they hoped to earn the privilege of being treated as equals to non-Jewish people in German society, or that Germany would be able to stop the pogroms against the Russian-Jewish people. Even though many earned honors, the soldiers and veterans were quickly turned on when [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Nazis rose to power]]. Although there were attempts to protect their veteran status by President Hindenburg, those disappeared after his death in 1935. After the Kristallnacht, the Jewish veterans organization was disbanded, its last act advising its members to flee Germany. Those who remained were treated the same as other Jews who remained: rounded up, imprisoned, and executed. The Nazis even tried to erase evidence that there were any Jewish soldiers who fought on behalf of Germany in World War I.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetozar_Boroević Svetozar Boroević]], a Croat general in the Austro-Hungarian Army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, who thanks to his leadership rose to the rank of Field Marshal despite the pro-Austrian bias of the time, found himself after the war being rejected by all of the successor states of the now-dismembered empire; Yugoslavs despised him for his pro-Habsburg loyalty (and apparent willingness to sacrifice numerous Yugoslavs in the defense of the Empire), while in the new Republic of Austria he was seen as an embarrassing reminder of their defeat and division.
* Sadly all-too-common in the pre-Civil Rights era in the United States, especially in the South, and ''particularly'' following World War I, where returning black soldiers were even lynched in their uniforms. Come the second World War, the difference between how Black veterans were treated in Europe versus how they were treated at home, Truman's integration of the Armed Forces, and the overt race-based policies of Nazi Germany were contributing factors to the Civil Rights movement.
* San Francisco became America's {{Gayborhood}} because veterans who realized they were gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender while serving realized YouCantGoHomeAgain as they would not be accepted. San Francisco was a major west coast port of call for returning vets, so those who couldn't go back home stayed there among others like themselves.
* As cited above in the ''Maus'' and Anne Frank examples, the treatment of Jewish German soldiers who served during World War I falls into this. Many served in spite of virulent antisemitism in the country at the time; they hoped to earn the privilege of being treated as equals to non-Jewish people in German society, or that Germany would be able to stop the programs against the Russian Jewish people. Even though many earned honors, the soldiers and veterans were quickly turned on when the Nazis rose to power. Although there were attempts to protect their veteran status by President Hindenburg, those disappeared after his death in 1935. After the Kristallnacht, the Jewish veterans organization was disbanded, its last act advising its members to flee Germany. Those who remained were treated the same as other Jews who remained: rounded up, imprisoned, and executed. The Nazis even tried to erase evidence that there were any Jewish soldiers who fought on behalf of Germany in World War I.

* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' There is a heartbreaking B-plot involving Agent Rossi's former commanding officer from when he was in the Vietnam war, who is black. In the course of a case, Rossi stumbles on him living on the street. It is then revealed that the medal which Rossi believed he earned, should have gone to his commanding officer. Rossi gives the guy the medal in a public ceremony, and gets him a place with a charity which works with veterans. Eventually, the man is also reunited with his son and daughter-in-law. This guy wasn't getting respect from society because of his race, and he wasn't getting respect from his children because of his PTSD.

* ''Series/Criminal Minds''There is a heartbreaking B-plot involving Agent Rossi's former commanding officer from when he was in the Vietnam war, who is black. In the course of a case, Rossi stumbles on him living on the street. It is then revealed that the medal which Rossi believed he earned, should have gone to his commanding officer. Rossi gives the guy the medal in a public ceremony, and gets him a place with a charity which works with veterans. Eventually, the man is also reunited with his son and daughter-in-law. This guy wasn't getting respect from society because of his race, and he wasn't getting respect from his children because of his PTSD.

* As cited above in the ''Maus'' and Anne Frank examples, the treatment of Jewish German soldiers who served during World War I falls into this. Many served in spite of virulent antisemitism in the country at the time; they hoped to earn the privilege of being treated as equals to non-Jewish people in German society, or that Germany would be able to stop the pograms against the Russian Jewish people. Even though many earned honors, the soldiers and veterans were quickly turned on when the Nazis rose to power. Although there were attempts to protect their veteran status by President Hindenburg, those disappeared after his death in 1935. After the Kristallnacht, the Jewish veterans organization was disbanded, its last act advising its members to flee Germany. Those who remained were treated the same as other Jews who remained: rounded up, imprisoned, and executed. The Nazis even tried to erase evidence that there were any Jewish soldiers who fought on behalf of Germany in World War I.

* ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'', which follows [[IwoJimaPose the men who planted the flag on Mount Suribachi]], the men are brought to the United States to promote war bond drive, and during a stop, Ira Hayes, a Native American, goes missing right before an appearance at a stadium. One the other men goes to look for him, and finds him angrily shouting at some men outside a bar. He points towards the bartender saying "he wouldn't serve me!" the bartender replies "we don't serve Indians." The other Marine drags away a furious Ira, and tells him to forget the whole thing.

* ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'', which follows [[IwoJimaPose the men who planted the flag on Mount Suribachi]], the men are brought to the United States to promote war bond drive, and during a stop, Ira Hayes, a Native American, goes missing right before an appearance at a stadium. One the other men goes to look for him, and finds him angrily shouting at some men outside a bar. He points towards the bartender saying "he wouldn't serve me!" the bartender replies "we don't serve Indians." The other soldier drags away a furious Ira, and tells him to forget the whole thing.

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': [[spoiler: A major element of the Marley arc, which focuses on the Warrior Unit returning home after being deployed on the front lines of a 4-year war. While hailed as the heroes that brought Marley victory, they are second-class citizens with none of the rights [[TheCakeIsALie promised to their families]] in exchange for their service. Marleyan soldiers treat their Eldian comrades with cruelty and disdain, and Reiner is humiliated and verbally abused by his superiors when consulted about his knowledge of Paradis]].

** Likewise, San Francisco became America's {{Gayborhood}} because veterans who realized they were gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender while serving realized YouCantGoHomeAgain as they would not be accepted. San Francisco was a major west coast port of call for returning vets, so those who couldn't go back home stayed there among others like themselves.

* Sadly all-too-common in the pre-Civil Rights era in the United States, especially in the South, and ''particularly'' following World War I, where returning black soldiers were even lynched in their uniforms. Come the second World War,tThe difference between how Black veterans were treated in Europe versus how they were treated at home, Truman's integration of the Armed Forces, and the overt race-based policies of Nazi Germany were contributing factors to the Civil Rights movement.

* Sadly all-too-common in the pre-Civil Rights era in the United States, especially in the South, and ''particularly'' following World War I, where returning black soldiers were even lynched in their uniforms. The difference between how Black veterans were treated in Europe versus how they were treated at home, Truman's integration of the Armed Forces, and the overt race-based policies of Nazi Germany were contributing factors to the Civil Rights movement.

* Sadly all-too-common in the pre-Civil Rights era in the United States, especially in the South, and ''particularly'' following World War I, where returning black soldiers were even lynched in their uniforms.

* ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers'', which follows [[IwoJimaPosethe men who planted the flag on Mount Suribachi]], the men are brought to the United States to promote war bond drive, and during a stop, Ira Hayes, a Native American, goes missing right before an appearance at a stadium. One the other men goes to look for him, and finds him angrily shouting at some men outside a bar. He points towards the bartender saying "he wouldn't serve me!" the bartender replies "we don't serve Indians." The other soldier drags away a furious Ira, and tells him to forget the whole thing.

* Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, a Croat in the Austro-Hungarian Army who thanks to his leadership rose to the rank of Field Marshal despite the pro-Austrian bias of the time, found himself after the war being rejected by all of the successor states of the now-dismembered empire; Yugoslavs despised him for his pro-Habsburg loyalty (and apparent willingness to sacrifice numerous Yugoslavs in the defense of the Empire), while in the new Republic of Austria he was seen as an embarrassing reminder of their defeat and division. More info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efaq1_yc61A

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