Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” (Dorinson). The definition of faith upholds two meanings. One being faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something and the other being a strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion. In the case of war, both defintions of faith are combined as one meaning in the eyes of a soldier. Soldiers have faith in many things such as family, God, self, fellow soldiers, and the outcome of war. During this period of time in their life war can become devastating. Soldiers experience brutality, loss, and long term illness that may waver their faith. Soldiers are not the only one that is impacted by war. Families of soldiers
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Known as the most controversial war, many American citizens did not support the United States involvement in Vietnam. The United States believed that if South Vietnam fell to Communism then anyone can fall to Communism, which was known as the Domino Theory (Rohn). This led to the United States involvement in Vietnam. America was ashamed of the United States military tactics which involved the use of a deadly gas called Agent Orange. An estimated 3 million Vietnamese still suffer from the effects of this gas (Cohn). Soldiers felt betrayed by American citizens as they returned home because of the lack of support they received. Coming back from the war, soldiers got little respect and little support which gave soldiers little faith for a better life; therefore as a result, more Vietnam veterans committed suicide than were killed in the war (Cohn). America as a whole lost faith in its country as the military killed countless civilians in Vietnam, one incident being the My Lai massacre (Cohn). Riots and protests formed in a result of American citizens losing faith in the United States combat decision which resulted in violence. The Vietnam War was a war where faith was lost in the United States government and
Known as the most controversial war, many American citizens did not support the United States involvement in Vietnam. The United States believed that if South Vietnam fell to Communism then anyone can fall to Communism, which was known as the Domino Theory (Rohn). This led to the United States involvement in Vietnam. America was ashamed of the United States military tactics which involved the use of a deadly gas called Agent Orange. An estimated 3 million Vietnamese still suffer from the effects of this gas (Cohn). Soldiers felt betrayed by American citizens as they returned home because of the lack of support they received. Coming back from the war, soldiers got little respect and little support which gave soldiers little faith for a better life; therefore as a result, more Vietnam veterans committed suicide than were killed in the war (Cohn). America as a whole lost faith in its country as the military killed countless civilians in Vietnam, one incident being the My Lai massacre (Cohn). Riots and protests formed in a result of American citizens losing faith in the United States combat decision which resulted in violence. The Vietnam War was a war where faith was lost in the United States government and