Vietnam
Throughout the Vietnam era hardships and tragedy plagued the area of Vietnam. This immoral war left the Unites States with resentment, but not in its fullest form because the war was an experience that anyone who visited Vietnam would never forget. Immoral acts were regularly presented during the war, thus, exposing people to a different would other that their own. My Great Uncle Tommy, a Veteran, was in Vietnam for about six months, his experience preceded a scar in him that I think cannot ever be erased. In my interview with my Veteran we both tend to agree with Historian A, because he thought that even though it was, "one hellava experience, no one should ever have to endure pain, tragedy, or even death. It was a war that I was glad to fight in but I think that it was handled the wrong way"(Vet Interview 2000). These details and opinions will be expressed through Historian A. My Uncle Tommy enrolled into the army when he was nineteen years old, and arrived in Vietnam in 1967. When he arrived to Vietnam, it was a new experience that he found interesting. He had never been out of the country until the Vietnam War. As anyone who ever killed a person, one can be filled with extreme regret. My Veteran had killed total ov
After his leave in Bangkok he went home, with an honorable discharge. He was a Vet, proud to be one, but ashamed for what terrible things that had been done there. He lost four friends total, and spent the next ten years of his life in psychotherapy. "It messed me up..."(VI2000). He wasted several years and still to this day has nightmares and event of war when he tries to sleep. "Sometimes, I wish it never happened, when someone takes a life the guilty conscious thoughts race through my mind. It's something no one should experience because your life will change forever" (VI2000). My Veteran had said, "The government trained us to kill without emotion. They convinced us that we are right" (VI2000). This information startled me. I never knew that our government was capable of such disaster and turmoil. My Veteran also said that it would have been better to let Vietnam decide its own path. The U.S. should not have been involved. As Uncle Tommy says his opinions he tells me that he lost four friends in the six months that he was there and almost lost this life as well. er twenty-five Vietnamese. He reminisced about his experiences in Vietnam and was telling me all sorts of stories. One in particular caught my attention. My Uncle was a ground troop, he went through and checked tunnels for Vietcong and warfare materials. One day he went into a
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