The Vietnam Veterans

Veteran: a person who has served in the military. That’s the definition that Google gives you when you type it in, but to me a veteran is more than that. I come from a military family. Words like loyalty and respect are commonly used in my home especially when it comes to describing my father and my grandfather, both veterans who have given up their time to serve this nation. Due to my father serving overseas, I know how it feels to wake up in the morning, walk down the hall, and expect to see a…

Suhi Choi chronicles the dismal story of the Korean War veterans who returned to Utah to absolutely no appreciation or acknowledgement from the community. The Korean War was essentially forgotten by everyone. Where normally a celebration occurs to welcome home veterans, no one even realized they were gone. No one even knew what the war was being fought for. Due to this, veterans began feeling isolated and as if they could not share their stories. Many of them suffered…

Like Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke, I have a dream. I have a dream that all of our fallen veterans will be remembered, honored, and celebrated. Unfortunately, there just isn’t enough days in the year to honor them all with their own day. Luckily for us though, we have memorial day, a day to honor every veteran who ever died at war. Whether family or friend, or someone you read a story about. Whether a fighting soldier or a drumming boy. They are all to be remember on memorial day. Even if…

Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans Veterans. Veterans are individuals who served in the military. They are brave men and women that came forward to protect our freedom when we needed to create a nation where freedom would reign. They would risk their lives, so that we could live free. They answered the call, willing to give it all. They defended our nation and held our flag high, so people would see the stars and stripes, as well as, the red, white, and blue waving in the distance. They took a…

book titled “Vietnam, Now” by David Lamb, he takes a very comprehensive and impressive look at Vietnam present day, and gives the readers a great historical understanding as well. According to Lamb centuries of war and conflict helped to shape the Vietnamese people and their character in many vast arrays. Right from the beginning Lamb introduces us to a neighbor he had in the past while staying in Vietnam, Mai Van On. Mai Van On was then 80 years old when Lamb traveled back to Vietnam to speak…

day 50.4 millions children everywhere in America go to school. Little do we know what America is doing for us and the sacrifices made to ensure our success. The veterans of America give to our generation the protection of our freedom and rights, so we can grow and thrive to in turn, each do our part in America’s society. America’s veterans selflessly protected our freedom and rights. They have left their families and homes to go to war for our country. They are like the bark of a tree,…

exclusively to ennobling our veterans, we, as American civilians must never fail to recognize and reminisce the sacrifices that many of our fellow compatriots have made to shield and safeguard our freedoms. Every single day, our veterans knowingly jeopardize their safety to secure a “port in a storm” for the noncombatants of America. Whether an American veteran has been in a state of deployment, at a time of action or at a time of peace, they are nevertheless unfailing. The veterans of our…

retired military veterans within the United States. The United States international military campaign, commonly referred to as the War on Terror (WoT), was the longest sustained United States military operation since the end of the Vietnam era which saw more than 2.2 million troops being sent into the battle, resulting in over 6,600 deaths and 48,000 injuries (APHA, 2014). Billions of dollars in financial aid and countless hours of manpower has been spent towards helping war veterans and their…

Veterans are important in our Nation’s history and future. In order to understand their importance, we have to ask ourselves what is a veteran. Veterans are citizens of this country and members of our communities. They are grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, and children. They are our friends, neighbors, teachers, and people we see on the street every day. What is it that makes veterans different then people who are not veterans? The difference is that they give up their regular life and…

United States Armed Forces and veterans have sacrificed their entire lives to protect those of civilians, and because of that they deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. Unfortunately, many veterans never fully recover from their military careers, and are left either partially or completely disabled due to physical and/or mental injury. This leaves them unable to work and provide for themselves and their families. An even smaller portion of these veterans were left disabled as a…