How Did John Aguilar's Transitioning To War In Vietnam?

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War veterans have gone through crazy things one can never imagine. War can be one of the worst things to go through in life, for both the person going to war and the people surrounding them. John Aguilar fought in the Vietnam War, and went through some hard times. In order to understand war veterans, one must know what life at boot camp was like, what transitioning into the war was like, and the disabilities that can be caused by war. Life at boot can be very difficult and intense. Wars can be very long and have lots of physical activity in them. Because on this, soldiers must prepare for war by going to a training camp. Camps are extremely intense and take a lot of work to get through from the moment you get off the bus. When talking about

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