How Does The Vietnam War Affect Humanity

War and Humanity The Vietnam War was filled with plenty of violence. The photograph depicts an American soldier holding two children of Vietnamese descent and walking across a river as his armed comrades follow behind him in a field of high grass. While a large number war photographs depict violence and suffering, this photograph has a more heartwarming subject. It shows that humanity prevails even in the midst of war. Among the violence kindness, empathy, and compassion remain as demonstrated by these brave soldiers in the photograph. While many believe war dehumanizes those involved, in this photograph the soldiers remain compassionate. The soldiers are crossing a river. The soldier carrying the two children is soaked from the waist down …show more content…
While they all are putting others, namely the two children, before themselves, the man holding them is especially. He has no weapon and is relying on his comrades to protect him from any potential threats. He chose to carry the children instead of a weapon and thus is putting the children’s lives before his own. The soldiers are also out in the open with no cover. The photograph depicts a field of high grass. There are no trees, no bushes, and no buildings. They are taking a path to safety with no available cover from any threats just to save these two children. They are risking their own safety for this. The photograph also depicts the younger child with his mouth open with an expression of fear. The child is most likely yelling or making some type of noise. While in enemy territory the soldiers have to be quiet or risk giving their positions away. The child making noise is therefore giving away their positions but these soldiers do not care. The only thing that matters to these soldiers in that moment is getting those children to safety, even if the children themselves may be exposing them to danger. Given these points, it is obvious these men are heroes. They fight to protect not only their comrades but the innocent children as well. They remain compassionate without regard to their own wellbeing. Humanity prevails even in the