Life In Vietnam War

After reading through several fascinating stories, pictures, and testimonies I can most definitely say that researching all about the war in Vietnam was very informative. I felt that being able to assess the war from both American and Vietnamese perspectives was a very big factor in understanding the full magnitude of it. Unlike any war before, each side had completely different strategies, strengths, and weakness that leveled out the playing field. In the end, both America and Vietnam paid hefty consequences for a war whose outcome was not particularly favored by either side.
In my opinion, the most interesting and descriptive article I found on the website was on Air War, this is partly because it has always been a dream of mine to became …show more content…
Undoubtedly, the part of the article that grabbed my attention the most would have to be the one describing the types of food they ate. Unlike America, food is not always in abundance there and when it was it was nothing like McDonald’s. The majority of the food that is available is usually very low quality, and in many cases, sometimes unidentifiable. Being both a vegetarian and a dog fanatic, reading through the portion about dog soup made both my heart and stomach feel awfully queasy. Apparently, dog is considered a fine delicacy to the Vietnamese people, but both I and my Teacup Yorkie would beg to differ on this issue. One other part that I thought was particularly eye-opening was the portion contrasting the Vietnamese and American children. Learning about the duties and responsibilities that some of the very young children over there had to bear was quite impressive. But, I felt that the more desirable trait they seemed to possess was their loyalty to taking care of their elderly parents. Although, because of the war, numerous families were left with no children to take on this …show more content…
Even now there are still many who faced losses that have to bear and cope with the pain every day. These feelings are especially evident in the lives of some Vietnamese-Americans, whose pains often transcend to the next generation. Unfortunately, for several Vietnamese and American families, there are no graves for their soldiers and they have not had the satisfactory feeling of closure. It is these reasons that help me realize that the war that was fought and the casualties endured were not just one