Czechs. French. and civilian and military prisoners from many of the countries being held in the concentration camps in Germany. Months of desperate fighting with the loss of many thousands of American boys killed on the battle fronts. many thousands of them wounded and crippled for life. yet. after the victory. the kindly and helpful American soldiers. who would harm no one except in the defense of their lives. are charged with treating these civilian refugees "as badly as they were formerly treated by the Nazis except that they did not exterminate them." And the administration of one of our foremost American citizens and one of the greatest generals who ever led an army in the field is brought into question. A regrettable mistake has been made. It is a shameful charge to place against the goodnatured. friendly and kind GI soldierit will not set well with the American people for it is not the truth.
Identified stereotypes
American soldiers are stereotyped as kind and helpful, contrasting with Nazis.