War: What Is It Good For
United States involvement in the Vietnam War created some of the strongest tension in U.S. history. Over a twenty-five year period from the 1950's to the 1970's close to three million men and women were sent to fight in an effort to curb the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. In the 1950's the United States took on an advisory role to the government of South Vietnam and it didn't take long for our involvement to increase to a full-scale commitment under the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson. His Gulf of Tonkin Resolution resulted in an escalation of troop involvement, which meant more casualties and more problems on the home front. Unlike World War II, there was no clear front and it was difficult to identify the enemy. The jungles of the region were torturous and it didn't take long for morale of the American troops to sink. American citizens began to resist the draft and eventually demonstrations against the war became a daily occurrence. Even Vietnam veterans took part in the anti-war demonstrations aimed at stopping the war. Before long the political leaders in America realized that they were in an unpopular war and began the process of withdrawing our troops.
hearing from me these past weeks. But my situation here has become a difficult As for the charges, I'm unconcerned. I'm beyond their lying morality. And so I'm Tim O'Brien, Francis Coppola, and the people who worked on the HBO documentary have all done their part to keep the Vietnam experience from being forgotten by future generations of Americans. The tension, confusion, despair, and pain experienced by the men and women who served their country in the 60s and 70s is well documented in The Things They Carried, Apocalypse Now, and Dear America Letters Home From Vietnam.
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