Vietnam Video
With the Cold War in full effect during the 1960’s, America faced a new type of war. A war fought to save the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam from communism. Many people did not know where this country was but they were told that it needed to be secured in order to protect democracy in the rest of Southeast Asia. Some men signed up to fight voluntarily, others were forced into the war through a draft.
The war that was signed up for, turned out to be completely different. It brought death and destruction to many American families, as well as the country of Vietnam itself. Even those at home were able to witness the horrors as they were broadcasted to their television screens.The Vietnam War was the most painful war that America …show more content…
The Tet Offensive showed the war that had been going on for many years had no end in sight, and that more GIs would have to die before an end was reached. By this point in the war, the letters in the film resembled hopelessness and longing to go home. The soldiers had grown tired of fighting a war where no real progress was being shown and no longer wanted to take place in a war that was strictly political. They saw no point in fighting a war against a country who wanted to be communist to begin …show more content…
Letters From Vietnam was able to accurately display these points throughout the film. The film was able to expose some of the underlying feelings of Vietnam that are often unknown to the public. Today, many veterans do not like to share their experiences because the war was so painful to them. Letter’s From Vietnam was a film used to explain the pain of an older generation to younger generations. Perhaps once the pain is exposed to all modern United States Citizens, America will finally be able to overcome the most painful war in United States history that still plagues the populace and veterans
With the Cold War in full effect during the 1960’s, America faced a new type of war. A war fought to save the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam from communism. Many people did not know where this country was but they were told that it needed to be secured in order to protect democracy in the rest of Southeast Asia. Some men signed up to fight voluntarily, others were forced into the war through a draft.
The war that was signed up for, turned out to be completely different. It brought death and destruction to many American families, as well as the country of Vietnam itself. Even those at home were able to witness the horrors as they were broadcasted to their television screens.The Vietnam War was the most painful war that America …show more content…
The Tet Offensive showed the war that had been going on for many years had no end in sight, and that more GIs would have to die before an end was reached. By this point in the war, the letters in the film resembled hopelessness and longing to go home. The soldiers had grown tired of fighting a war where no real progress was being shown and no longer wanted to take place in a war that was strictly political. They saw no point in fighting a war against a country who wanted to be communist to begin …show more content…
Letters From Vietnam was able to accurately display these points throughout the film. The film was able to expose some of the underlying feelings of Vietnam that are often unknown to the public. Today, many veterans do not like to share their experiences because the war was so painful to them. Letter’s From Vietnam was a film used to explain the pain of an older generation to younger generations. Perhaps once the pain is exposed to all modern United States Citizens, America will finally be able to overcome the most painful war in United States history that still plagues the populace and veterans