Hearts And Minds Reflection

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HEARTS AND MINDS REFLECTION Hearts and Minds is a 1974 documentary about the Vietnam war directed by Peter Davis. The film uses news coverage and journalistic film, along with clips from old movies and television shows to show the state of the nation at the time. The majority of the film shows the negative aspects of the war which were not as voiced to the American people as were the positive propaganda. I did a little research on the film itself and found out that at its release date in 1974, Hearts and Minds was very controversial. For the most part there weren't too many people neutral on their opinions of our involvement in Vietnam. There were only a few at this time that presented the same viewpoint. This made Hearts and Minds a very …show more content…

It is a narrative account of both her yearlong Army tour of duty in Vietnam and her experiences with life after the war. She started the book in 1979 as a form of therapy, to try to get it out of her head. The book briefly talks about her 3 years she spent in nursing school and then dives into her experience in the army starting with her enlistment and tour. Her book is divided into 21 chapters and an epilogue, majorly focusing on her year in Vietnam. The book begins with a little background on Van Devanter, explaining her family situation and why she chose to pursue a nursing career. She also discusses her reasons for enlisting in the army and choosing to go to Vietnam. She goes on to describe, in great detail, her year in Vietnam. It becomes quite obvious her opinion of the war shifts as the book goes on. The book ends with Van Devanter attempts to readjust into normal life after her Vietnam …show more content…

I love exploring and finding new music. One of my favorite songs we covered was the song Traveling Soldier, by the Dixie Chicks. I love their music. They are a great band to blast in the car and to sing along to. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be a military wife during the Vietnam war. It must have been so terrible having to carry on with normal life while you know your husband/boyfriend/friend is off at war. Things were so much simpler at this time. I could easily paint the scene in my mind of a soldier walking into a little diner and meeting this girl. He mentions he has nobody to write to, so he asks if it would be okay if he writes to her. They fall in love and as the war goes on the letters keep coming. This goes on until he passes away. They mention his name at a football game and life goes on. People don't really think about the stories like this. The “nobodies” of the war. The innocent people that lost their lives for no good reason. I really feel for the girl in the

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