Vietnam War Essay

When you think about war, what do you think about? Maybe airplanes dropping bombs, fighter jets, people at war fighting, mass destruction? Is there a war that didn’t involve any of these actions, but involved tension between multiple countries that lasted numerous decades? Yes, there is a war like this, it’s known as the Cold War. Even though the Cold War wasn’t a war, it consisted of wars and events that almost lead to world destruction. This event lasted a little more than four decades, from…

When the Vietnam War came, about 11,000 women were stationed in Vietnam. Unlike World War 1 and World War 2 that consisted only nurses, military women held more roles, such as physicians, air traffic controllers, officers, and new corps such as the Army Medical Specialist Corps. Due to the American presence in South Vietnam in the 1960s, it led to a greater demand for women in the Army Nurse Corps. Women in the armed forces faced many debates when it involved them being in combat zones despite…

in the end sell us down the river.” “You saw this thing coming?” “Indeed,” said John nodding his head. “If Vietnam didn’t teach us enough of what betrayal was, it became an exercise in survival. I was a major then, and what I saw was more to do with keeping one another alive long enough to go home. Of course, there were the ones who were ‘gung-ho,’ and that was me. It took a while after the war to sink in. To analyze this crazy jumble of historical events. The hippie movement, the politicians,…

Document Analysis of Text 1 and 2 Both Text 1 and Text 2 discuss the discrimination against African Americans during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War ranged from 1955 to 1975 and was a conflict between the communist North against the free South. Ultimately, the US joined the Vietnam War in 1965, to fulfill their destiny of destroying Communism from corrupting other nations. However, at the same time, the US was facing a problem equally as evil, racism. Throughout Text 1 and 2, it presents the…

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…

The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War required many American males to be drafted for the war. One of these individuals drafted was John Pollara. John Pollara briefly attended Pasadena City College before he enlisted in the United States Army in 1967. Having great leadership skills, he was granted honorable military ranks that include Private First Class, Platoon Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant. Mr. Pollara served in Vietnam for two years and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star,…

share the stories of the Vietnam War and to expose the truth through writing. Tim O’Brien grew up in a small town in Minnesota and was fascinated by literature and writing. As a kid he “hated Boy Scouts and bugs and rifles”, instead he would go down to the library and read books like “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” (NEA Big Read). Although he went to college and graduated with a political science degree and wanted to become a writer, he was drafted into the Vietnam war. He was a foot soldier…

for military service are selected to enlist. There have been multiple time when our country has resorted to a draft. For example, during the Vietnam War we activated the draft to gain more troops. After the draft was started up many people around the country were furiated, but they may not have realized how important the draft actually was. During the Vietnam War, US citizens were on edge because of the draft. This was because people who were drafted were forced to enlist into the armed forces…

Throughout time minorities in war have been a taboo for white soldiers. Ever since the revolutionary war, Black soldiers were deemed not good enough and cannot be in the same line as white soldiers. The fear of the black man all started when African American men tried to join the military and was faced with resistance due to the fear it would lead to the freedom of slaves. Black units were formed and segregation was prevalent throughout most of American history. These soldiers returned home and…

Therapy of the Vietnam War In the book “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien describes his and others experiences during and after the Vietnam War. (1) O’Brien tells this story to explain the different ways that troops were able to cope with the killing, death, and changes that went on during the war so that they could continue fighting. (2) O’Brien included many first hand accounts of the different ways the troops coped with the experiences they had during the war and when they returned to…