Vietnam War Essay

Conflict is a prominent and ineluctable aspect of the human experience, with war playing a pivotal role in shaping society and its interactions. Whether it is those actively taking part in the war efforts, their families, or the community, neither party involved returns unscathed from the traumatizing effects of war. The experiences of those affected by war are relatively similar in terms of physical loss and mental anguish; however, the explanation and coping mechanisms used to suppress/recover…

“I’m ready for anything, sir,” Trent replied. With that, the troops were dispatched; one faction to the warehouse, the other to the mansion. Trent went with the warehouse unit first in order to help them find it. Since learning of the easier way to approach the warehouse, and no longer afraid of being seen, the soldiers were able to make it to their destination in no time, but Trent still thought they couldn’t possibly be there a moment too soon. Bursting through the back door that Trent…

Through the War An estimated one million American soldiers died in the Vietnam War. The war was brutal, and even though I have not experienced war directly, I can imagine a persistent death awaiting each and every individual on the battlefield. It is his short story “The Things They Carried”, by author and writer Tim O’ Brien, that I believe truly illustrates the hardships and death of the Vietnam War and how they affected soldiers physically, spiritually, and mentally. To begin with, war was…

The Vietnam war was between Communist and Capitalist both trying to show whose dominant over Vietnam. The U.S unexpectedly joined the war when it began. The reason why the U.S should have not joined the Vietnam war is because it wasn't their war to begin with, they were making the war worse by killing the innocent Vietnamese in many ways, and the U.S citizens hadn’t agreed to fight for a war with no cause. Therefore, the U.S should have not joined the war. First reason the U.S should have not…

The Vietnam War was one of the most divisive conflicts in American history. The drawn out clash grew from a financial show of support for an ally to an endless war that cost American lives,and confidence. The war dragged on for years despite growing peace movements and disillusionment with the government. Despite all this America stayed involved in the war for decades. Understanding why America stayed in the conflict is important to understanding the second half of 20th century America. America…

In this class so far we have looked at the history of the United States since the end of the Civil War, more specifically 1877. We have gone over a lot of different times and events in America. Wars, social movements, and cultural changes that further altered the United States into the nation it is today. Within this paper we shall hit on some key time periods in our history that shows great revolution and change in our society, politics, and economic status as a nation. Without the changes…

The War That Changed Everything Cries of pain, tears and agony; all from one event in history, which was the Vietnam war. This war changed everything, lives from all over the entire world. Thousands of lives were taken just from this one war. More than fifty percent of the men who had died were US citizens, which means thousands more American families were affected. Some lived, and some died, but most of those who walked out alive, still had the horrific memories of those certain years in their…

contrast to the Vietnam War, which ultimately gives way to an agreement that although lives were lost in the Iraq War it was far more successful in the a number of soldiers surviving. “Between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1972 there were 56,838 deaths among military personnel in Vietnam and a total of 2,608,650 person-years of exposure” (Buzzell 2007, 557) this gives way to the death rate being almost 22% per thousand which in turn ends up being about 5.5 times hirer than that of the Iraq War.…

The United States has had a very gruesome past many could say. War is one of the first things that pops into my head when I hear “United States”. The U.S has participated in a handful of wars throughout a long period of time, and in some of them the U.S should not have been involved. An example of one war they should have not participated in was the Vietnam war, one of the most despised wars in American history. The Vietnam war was the first conflict displayed to the public and that is what…

The use of broadcast journalism during the Vietnam War permanently altered the way Americans perceive war. The 1960’s were a big year for television news. It was the decade when famous broadcasts like the Kennedy assassination, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and the first televised presidential debate aired. According to PBS article called “TV Milestones”, in 1960 90% of American households owned a television and by 1963 the majority of Americans said they got most of their news…