Black Guerrilla Family

Rules of engagement for the Unites States in the Vietnam War were a framework put into place by military authorities to define the limitations and circumstances that combat will be initiated or continue with enemy forces. (Georgia Tech College , n.d.). The rules are put into place to be compliant with international law for conducting war, minimize friendly fire accidents, and protect civilians. All of these regulations also had political motivation and each level of rank within the army from…

Before the Vietnam War Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was not as prominent or well known as it is today. At the end of the Vietnam War about 15 of every 100 soldiers were diagnosed with PTSD. But more recent studies show that the actual amount of veterans that suffered from PTSD at some point in their life is closer to about 30 out of every 100 soldiers. No other war has had that high of PTSD statistics. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) reported having about 11 out of every 100 soldiers suffering…

Other considerations In democratic state, the public opinion can influence the course of action of the authorities (Mack, 1975: 188). Therefore, Mack blamed that the nature of the polity of the metropolitan contribute to the defeat of the war (Mack, 1975: 189). Domestic constrain in a free society is more influential than other kinds of polity like totalitarian or dictatorship (Mack, 1975: 193). In democracy, the free media can affect the attitude of the population towards the war. The New York…

A veteran comes back from the war in Vietnam. Some people thank him for his services and some people dishonor him for what he did in the war.Many people treat veterans with disrespect because of what they did during their time in combat or even what they did when they came back. Returning veterans or people get treated with either honor, mental help, or with disrespect but mostly disrespect and mental help. Odysseus thinks he will be accepted walking in the castle he once lived in but, he has a…

The Quiet American is a novel that explores social and political relationships between Europe and America in Indochina War through connections among the three main characters: Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong. Graham Greene, an author of the book, uses the attitudes and personalities of Pyle and Fowler to create tension to symbolize the greater tension in the political conflicts over Vietnam at the time. Through Pyle and Fowler’s different political views but a common desire for Phuong, The Quiet…

Vietnam, along narrow shaped country on the eastern coast of mainland Southeast Asia, has been through a long history of struggling with political situations, from Annam to Indochina to Vietnam. Small territory, small populace: it was able to manage to defend and defeat flows of enemies and struggles. Initially, there were always been struggles within the domestic spheres. Under the oppression of their own emperors, the empire was disjointed while also suffered frequent economic downturns, which…

In Tim O’Brien’s famous short story, “The Things They Carried”, the story follows a group of soldiers lead by Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. This story takes place during the Vietnam War and Lieutenant Cross spends most of his time fantasising about home and the girl of his dreams, Martha. However when one of the soldiers under his command, Ted Lavender, is killed by a sniper, Cross realizes that he has to put aside his desire to go home and focus on leading his men and keeping them alive. Theme is…

challenges throughout the book where he had to question what he believed in, even at times where his dad was a wreck, his mom was sick, and his best friend died. Walter finally learned to defined his faith and was able to bequeath his faith onto the family of a lost friend, Haywood, for the better of himself and…

is really like. Another great quote that Morris said is, “Somebody’s dad did that. Some-new tiny baby’s dad did that” (Lynch 178). He sees the brutality of war and how shocking it can be. He can’t believe how people who have families can do that to others who also have families. Morris stated, “My brother’s enemy is my enemy right?” (Lynch 148). This is the reason he is fighting the war, because his closest friend was drafted so he joined to help fight his friend’s…

feeling or action. Overall war is a terrifying place but to have amazing people care about you more than themselves makes it a bit more bearable. Imagine everything your family does for you and how close if your lucky of a trusted bond you have, imagine that all being taken away. Brotherhood is a family and if you don't have family then you have nothing. Stated from a fellow soldier, “When I go home, people ask me, ‘Why do you do it? You some kind of war junkie?’ I won’t say a word. Why? They…