The American soldier of Vietnam was a victim of circumstances largely out of his control. Being a soldier in any war is nothing compared to video games. You face the death of your friends and are constantly struggling to stay alive and sane. Another part of being a soldier is following the orders your superior commands you to do. There is never time to argue or change the orders you are given, and if you fail to complete those orders you will face consequences. While in Vietnam, the soldiers faced these circumstances and even more that they sometimes didn’t have time to cope with because they were faced with something else immediately after. The soldiers that were in Vietnam were not defending their own land which lead to them not only
