The Vietnam War was a significant event in history that has showed Americans’ strengths and weaknesses as well as endurance to get through difficulties. The United States got involved in the Vietnam War to try to put a stop to communism. (Welsh, Douglas. The Vietnam War. Greenwich Ct.: Bison, 1984. Print.) However, this also shows that America is trying to take a stand for our country’s well being as well as other countries. Many opinionated statements have been made about Iraq War Veterans over the years. Some people don’t truly appreciate what they have done for our country. They have truly sacrificed their lives and time to keep us safe. In this expository paper, I will address how Iraq War vets have impacted society today and how they should be appreciated more and treated better by the American society. It is very prevalent for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan to drink to hinder the horrors of war. Many studies have established that as many as 33,000 previous soldiers have drunk precarious amount of alcohol. Troops that are located in direct warfare on the battlefield are at higher risk of getting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with seven percent declaring problems compared with four percent among all soldiers. Brutality among service recruits remains an apprehension; with one in seven attacking someone in a volatile rage after returning from the war zone-often wives or partners. Some veterans battle for years with crippling symptoms including flashbacks, nightmares, depression, and anxiety attacks. Many fall into persistent alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, and crime. Approximately 13,000 of the nation's homeless in 2010 were ex-military members between ages 18 and 30, an unreasonably populous number ... ... middle of paper ... ...where each choice could mean life or death. The Dallas veteran spoke at a seminar about the need for a veteran’s court in Lubbock County. Vets who are in distress from PTSD or injuries and perpetrate crimes could be directed through such a court, focusing on healing, dealing with their disorder, and rehabilitation into society and finding effective ways to keep them out of court. “It is so, so hard to acclimate back into civilization,” he said, adding that his first real foray into adulthood was into the violent world of war. “We don’t know how to live like civilians.” It frequently takes soldiers time to adapt to being back to normal and not having to watch around them to make sure their life is in danger. (Toth, Heidi. "Iraq War Vet Talks about Experience in Veteran's Court at Lubbock Conference." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. N.p., 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.)
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the vietnam war showed americans' strengths and weaknesses as well as endurance to get through difficulties.
- Opines that americans need to put their input in helping veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan to prevent the horrors of war.
- Opines that iraq war veterans deserve the respect they have officially earned for protecting our country and making a difference.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war showed americans' strengths and weaknesses as well as endurance to get through difficulties.
- Opines that americans need to put their input in helping veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan to prevent the horrors of war.
- Opines that iraq war veterans deserve the respect they have officially earned for protecting our country and making a difference.
- Narrates how trey coleman, a 28-year-old iraq war veteran, spoke about the need for veteran's court in lubbock county.
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- Explains that the vietnam war manifested itself as an ideological struggle between the democratic, capitalist united states and the communist bloc of the u.s.
- Explains that the north vietnamese communist represented a new wave of vietnamese nationalists and freedom fighters.
- Analyzes how the reversal of president franklin delano roosevelt's policy calling for the liberalization of colonial rule during the administration of harry s. truman and the subsequent u.s. support of french colonies after world war ii alienated vietnamese nationalists.
- Explains that the vietnam war manifested itself as an ideological struggle between the democratic, capitalist united states and the communist bloc of the u.s.
- Explains that the north vietnamese communist represented a new wave of vietnamese nationalists and freedom fighters.
- Analyzes how the reversal of president franklin delano roosevelt's policy calling for the liberalization of colonial rule during the administration of harry s. truman and the subsequent u.s. support of french colonies after world war ii alienated vietnamese nationalists.
- Explains that the resolute commitment to resistance was duplicated in the "south" designated by the abstract demarcation line laid out by u.s. led geneva convention in 1954.
- Analyzes how the vietcong and their counterparts in the north garnered enough popular support to feasibly prolong the war indefinitely.
- Analyzes how presidents truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, and nixon's international policies led to the quagmire in vietnam.
- Analyzes how president johnson's efforts to solve the crisis through a process called vietnamization led to the sending of 500,000 american troops to vietnam during the 1968 escalation.
- Analyzes how nixon was determined to end the war in vietnam as quickly as possible, but this task proved more difficult than he had perhaps anticipated. nixon's contradiction is emblematic of the attempts made by the u.s.
- Analyzes how the conflict between vietnamese nationalists and u.s. policy-makers led both nations into war.
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- Opines that the vietnam war was significant in the short term and had an impact on a number of different people in many countries.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a war between the capitalist united states and the communist north vietnamese army.
- Opines that an event is significant if it is still remembered today, meaning that it could raise issues in their mind. significance describes the impact of the event on other countries involved and the world as a whole.
- Opines that the vietnam war was significant in the short term and had an impact on a number of different people in many countries.
- Explains that 58,000 us soldiers died in the vietnam war and about 300,000 were injured. in the short term this meant that people had their families broken up and some of the returning soldiers with serious injuries could no longer serve.
- Analyzes how the anti-war protests in washington and the white house had a huge impact in the short term as the government and president didn't want to be unpopular.
- Opines that the war with vietnam cost the us about 130 billion dollars. this money was taken from tax payers who worked hard for their money but then taken away for a war that most people didn't want to be involved in.
- Opines that 4 million people died during the war, including civilians, which affected vietnam massively in the short term as a lot of farmers had been killed and vietnam was short on food and other resources.
- Analyzes how vietnam lost a lot of money because of the destruction of crops and farmland. the north vietnamese prime minister's speech proves that the war was significant in the short term.
- Analyzes how the us used napalm and other weapons on vietnam, which destroyed cities, villages, forests, hospitals, and schools, causing millions of dollars of damage.
- Explains that the usa left vietnam in a mess when they left, which meant that they couldn't defend themselves from invaders like cambodia and china.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war had a lot of impact on the world. it caused the us to be unpopular and lose support for their government.
- Opines that the vietnam war was significant in the us because they still make films and songs about the war and talk about it, even though it's hardly anything compared to the 4 million dead soldiers of vietnam.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war had a negative impact on the usa in the long term as they realized that they were no longer an unbeatable military force.
- Explains that the vietnam war was significant in the long term in vietnam. the us used weapons like napalm and agent orange during the war which destroyed crop fields and jungles.
- Opines that the vietnam war had a little significance to the world in the long term.
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- Analyzes how sam's obsession is traced to her father who was killed during the war.
- Analyzes how sam's unconscious obsession with the beetles and bruce springsteen brings her back to the sixties. she seeks flight via her newfound transportation, an older man, or her running.
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- Analyzes how sam's obsession is traced to her father who was killed during the war.
- Analyzes how sam's unconscious obsession with the beetles and bruce springsteen brings her back to the sixties. she seeks flight via her newfound transportation, an older man, or her running.
- Analyzes how sam's family is spread about, but the two key roles, mother and father, are missing. she wants roots, a family, and home with all it stands for, which she tries to find via her search for history and knowledge.
- Analyzes how bobbi ann mason's book in country portrays a prime example of posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Analyzes how emmett's strength leads sam to a place of self-empowerment and understanding.
- Cites dwyer, june, and krasteva, yonka. "the south and the west in bobbie ann mason's in country."
- Cites morrissey, thomas j., o'brien, timothy d. and stewart, matthew c.
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- Opines that it remains to be seen what the longer-term psychological impact of serving in iraq or afghanistan will be, and what social and healthcare services might be required for this small but important group of veterans.
- Opines that our war veterans should be treated well when they return home from war. they have sacrificed themselves for our safety.
- Opines that veterans deserve the respect they have earned for protecting our country and our way of life.
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- Explains that the vietnam war brought about multiple uses for the military police. they fought in battles, raided towns, trained dogs, digging out tunnel rats, and catching vietcong members.
- Explains how the military police corps bravely faced multiple attacks by the vietcongforces during the tet offensive in 1968.
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- Explains how the military police corps bravely faced multiple attacks by the vietcongforces during the tet offensive in 1968.
- Explains that america deployed approximately 4,000 war dogs and 10,000 handlers to help defend south vietnam from invasion from north vietnam. the vietcong members placed a bounty on the teams and then hunted them with extreme prejudice.
- Explains that the k9 teams performed many different tasks during their time in vietnam, such as scout dogs, trackers, sentry/patrol dogs and water patrol dogs.
- Explains that the us air force had a great need for sentry dogs to protect the aircraft and supplies being shipped in, but the army wanted nothing to do with it.
- Analyzes how the success of the dogs in the vietnam war was determined by how many attacks they were able to repel, which was a very large amount.
- Opines that the vietnam war was a tragic tragedy, with death toll far greater than it should have been, and the army's decision to leave the dogs behind is despicable and immoral.
- Cites dan's "7 famous dogs of war." dog reflections in honor of memorial day. dogguide, 26 may 2008.
- Explains that vietnam sentry dog alumni, n.d. web. 2 mar. 2014. "military." 18th police brigade. globalsecurity.
- Cites stewart, jim, "war dogs of vietnam." on the job,military police of the vietnam war.
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- Analyzes how the u.s. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help france regain control of the tiny country.
- Explains how ngo dinh diem, a catholic, decided that the 1956 election should be canceled so that minh could not gain control of the whole country.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the longest war in america's history of involvement. vietnam was divided by the geneva accord.
- Analyzes how the u.s. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help france regain control of the tiny country.
- Explains how ngo dinh diem, a catholic, decided that the 1956 election should be canceled so that minh could not gain control of the whole country.
- Explains that before president kennedy was assassinated, he had planned to pull out of vietnam, but it was too late. lyndon b. johnson was in power, and america had officially entered the war through the tonkin gulf resolution.
- Explains that many americans were outraged by the news of america joining the war. johnson had gone back on his word, which helped him win the election of 1964.
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- Explains that they chose the article occupational performance needs of young veterans because they have two cousins who served in afghanistan and iraqi wars.
- Estimates that 1.64 million us troops have been deployed to iraq since 2001. one-third of these veterans will struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression.
- Explains that the top five occupational performances that need to be addressed by an occupational therapist are engagement in relationships, school physical health, sleeping and driving.
- Explains that they chose the article occupational performance needs of young veterans because they have two cousins who served in afghanistan and iraqi wars.
- Estimates that 1.64 million us troops have been deployed to iraq since 2001. one-third of these veterans will struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression.
- Explains that the top five occupational performances that need to be addressed by an occupational therapist are engagement in relationships, school physical health, sleeping and driving.
- Opines that veterans can make progress if they work with an occupational therapist who specializes in mental health. the article states that 50.2% of all service members who reported pain also have post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Explains that the holistic approach has been extremely successful in working veterans of war because of the close relationship between an occupational therapist and their client, in this case a former soldier, is more likely to disclose all potential symptoms.
- Explains that bj is working with an occupational therapist to limit his flash-backs so that he can focus on family and moving forward.
- Narrates how bj worked as a sniper and frontline infantry during the war. his occupational therapist helped him condition himself to think of family, friends, and celebrations whenever he hears them.
- Concludes that most former service members return to civilian life without the need for an occupational therapist, but it's important for civilians and family members to know that this is not always the case.
690 wordsRead More - The Vietnam Waranalytical essayAt the end of World War Two (WW2) in 1945, it became necessary for the
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- Explains that vietnam was significant to the united states partly because it would be the first war they would lose. it also had a tremendous financial impact on the country and the casualties were more in the public eye.
- Analyzes the debate surrounding us involvement in the vietnam war.
- Explains that involvement in the war was avoidable and/or desirable. the background will be covered, followed by analysis of the effects of us involvement.
- Explains that vietnam was significant to the united states partly because it would be the first war they would lose. it also had a tremendous financial impact on the country and the casualties were more in the public eye.
- Analyzes the debate surrounding us involvement in the vietnam war.
- Explains that involvement in the war was avoidable and/or desirable. the background will be covered, followed by analysis of the effects of us involvement.
- Explains that at the end of world war two, it became necessary for the allies to decide the future of the french colony, indochina, when the japanese surrendered.
- Opines that ho chi minh was determined to achieve independence for the region. the french wanted to regain power and took badly to ho's proclaiming the former indochina as 'the democratic republic of vietnam'
- Analyzes how ho appealed to the u.s. in his september speech, drawing on the american declaration of independence.
- Explains that the us viewed indochina as of limited importance during ww2 but they began to reassess the situation. france responded to ho's proclamation by enlisting british help in expelling the vietminh from the south
- Narrates how the french and vietminh unification was vital for the country's survival as food production was mostly in the south. the hostility increased until, in november 1946, france shelled haiphong killing 6000 civilians
- Explains that roosevelt's administration favoured the french position more, partly because of the problem posed by the ussr in europe.
- Explains that truman saw the vietnam war, along with revolutions in burma, malaya, and indonesia as highlighting the "strength and explosiveness of nationalism in southeast asia" and not as civil wars but as communist expansion.
- Explains how truman formed assumptions about ho, which dominated us policy for the next twenty years.
- Explains that the us fears of the communist threat were increased when the chinese intervened in the korean war. the us paranoia about soviet manipulation of ho's regime was misguided.
- Argues that the us began to finance france covertly during the first three years of the war, maintaining an illusion of neutrality.
- Explains that ho had appealed to the ussr and china to get the support he needed. the us might have been able to influence his policy-making.
- Explains that the us was determined to suppress the vietminh and wanted conflict, not peace. ho was eventually forced to seek support from the soviets and china, confirming us fears.
- Explains that truman considered the war to be a global issue affecting the rest of the world. the dominant idea in us foreign policy at the time was 'domino theory'
- Explains that the us was worried about their strategic position in asia should vietnam fall to communism, especially if japan were lost as it was a key asian ally.
- Explains that the vietnamese people were at best indifferent, at worst hostile to their actions with ho and his vietminh increasing in popularity.
- Opines that the us was not unaware of the risks posed by getting involved in indochina.
- Explains that roosevelt felt this was due to french mismanagement, but there were also fears that france would monopolise trade in the region if allowed to regain control.
- Explains that france set up governments in the southeast asian countries, giving them the status of 'free states' within the french union. bao dai, a former emperor of annam, was to be the head of the vietnamese government.
- Explains that the us committed to the french cause in march 1950, offering economic and military assistance and ending their 'neutrality'. they supported the bao dai government, which was in no way democratic or representative of the people.
- Explains how the relationship between france and the us became strained as france resented us involvement. the vietnamese also saw the united states as a supporter of french colonialism.
- Analyzes how the truman administration saw a worsening of the situation in indochina since 1950.
- Explains that the us preferred the idea of 'united action' by concerned countries to deal with the problem. churchill in britain rejected us domino theory.
- Explains that the us was obstructive in negotiations with the communists and wanted a military solution to the war.
- Explains that the us refused to sign the geneva accords but agreed to comply with it. a temporary partition was agreed along the 17th parallel with the north being controlled by ho's government and the south being given an anti-communist government.
- Explains that the us started supporting prime minister diem's government, claiming it to be democratic, but it was authoritarian, unpopular, and ignored the geneva agreement for free elections.
- Analyzes how diem's government was replaced following a military coup in 1963, the new rulers also supported by the us.
- Opines that the us should have withdrawn from south vietnam. the us estimate for the number of vietnamese military casualties is around 700,000.
- Analyzes how the us military involvement in the vietnam war, which resulted in so many disasters, was dominated by domino theory.
- Opines that it would have been wise for the us to support ho's regime from the beginning and attempt to manipulate the situation to their own advantage.
- Explains diem's regime was hypocritical and ho needed their assistance badly. the bi-polarity of the time resulted in understandable panic. geneva negotiations were badly handled and nation-wide elections would have allowed the us to pull out after the french defeat.
- Cites blum, r. (1972) 'ho chi minh and the united states, 1944-1946', in herring, g.
- Cites martino, j., mcnamara, r. and piotrowski, h.
- Explains mcwilliams, w., and piotrowski, h. the 25 year war: america's military role in vietnam, university of kentucky press.
- Explains america's longest war: the united states and vietnam 1950-1975.
- Explains that america's longest war: the united states and vietnam 1950-1975, second edition, new york. karnow, s., martino, j.
- Compares and critiques incrementalism and the bureaucratic politics model: implications from the case of the vietnam war.
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- Explains the domino effect, which says that a small change will cause another change nearby. the geneva agreement on restoring peace in indo-china was signed in 1954.
- Explains that the usa took part in the guerrilla attacks, which had a big effect on the north vietnamese but they tried to blame it on vietcong, an anti-communist government.
- Explains that the usa became increasingly involved in the war in vietnam. the domino theory was a 20th century foreign policy theory that speculated if one land came under the influence of communists.
- Explains the domino effect, which says that a small change will cause another change nearby. the geneva agreement on restoring peace in indo-china was signed in 1954.
- Explains that the usa took part in the guerrilla attacks, which had a big effect on the north vietnamese but they tried to blame it on vietcong, an anti-communist government.
- Explains that ngo dinh diem's government made more mistakes by creating strategic hamlets or fortified villages that the vietcong could not get in to.
- Explains that buddhist protests over the flying of the flags on the buddha’s birthday ended with the south vietnamese civil guard opening fire. a buddhist, monk quang duk, committed suicide in the street by setting himself on fire and burnt to death.
- Explains how ho chi minh argued that the opposition forces in south vietnam should concentrate on organising support instead of carrying out acts of terrorism against diem's government.
- Opines that ho chi minh agreed to supply the guerrilla units with aid and encouraged the different armed groups to join together and form a more powerful and effective organisation.
- Explains that the national front for the liberation of south vietnam was formed in december 1960. the leader of the nlf, hua tho, was a non-marxist and many people were communist.
- Explains that chi minh trail was formed and they could get from one place to another without being seen. ngo dinh diem was assassinated because he was overthrown by a military coup.
- Narrates how president kennedy was assassinated in dallas, texas, and replaced by president lyndon b johnson, who wanted a great society in the usa.
- Explains that lyndon johnson launched retaliatory strikes and went on national television on august 4th following the gulf of tonkin incedent. johnsons secretary of defence, robert mcnamara, denied that the united states navy was supporting.
- Explains that he characterized the attack as "unprovoked" and claimed before congress that there was "unequivocal proof" of an unprovocated second attack against the maddox. in february 1965 an attack on american base in pleiku led to the us getting involved.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that lyndon johnson chose to americanize the war in vietnam in 1965, but there were events that caused america to enter and take over it.
- Explains that president harry truman authorized economic and military aid to the french who were fighting to regain control of laos and cambodia along with vietnam.
- Describes how john f. kennedy secretly sent in 400 special operations force trained soldiers to teach south vietnamese how to fight against the communist guerillas in south vietnam. after kennedy's assassination, lyndon johnson took over as chief in command.
- Explains that lyndon johnson chose to americanize the war in vietnam in 1965, but there were events that caused america to enter and take over it.
- Explains that president harry truman authorized economic and military aid to the french who were fighting to regain control of laos and cambodia along with vietnam.
- Describes how john f. kennedy secretly sent in 400 special operations force trained soldiers to teach south vietnamese how to fight against the communist guerillas in south vietnam. after kennedy's assassination, lyndon johnson took over as chief in command.
- Explains that ho chi minh wanted to be independent from the french rule. he studied in france and tried to become a part of their government. after long hard fights, he gave up and asked the communist ussr to fight.
- Opines that america became less inclined to help vietnam after they found out minh sought help from the communists.
- Explains that president truman sent financial aid to the french in their fight against vietnam in the early 1950s. the french pressured vietnam, cambodia, and laos to gain total independence.
- Explains that america needed the support of the french to create a european defense community. the edc had high priority in american planning and this led to reluctance to antagonize the france over the issue of indochina.
- Analyzes how truman feared that the "domino effect" would occur, and eisenhower wanted the people of america to know that their involvement can help stop the spread of communism.
- Analyzes how president johnson "americanized" the vietnam war by shedding vietnamese and american blood to protect national prestige. he was worried about losing the war and ruining his political career.
- Compares the attacks on pearl harbor and pleiku to when roosevelt decided to take action in world war two. bundy's brother mcgeorge stated that the attack served as a pretext to bomb the north.
- Describes the tonkin gulf incident, where north vietnamese launched missile attacks against the uss maddox and two other american ships. president johnson was skeptical that the navy attacked anything.
- Explains that the army of the republic of vietnam (arvn) was a military component of south vietnam's armed forces. the army was built to fight alongside the french against the communist led by ho chi minh.
- Explains that john f. kennedy sent a great deal of financial support to aid arvn. ngo dinh diem was killed in 1963, and general duong van mihn took over the army.
- Explains that the geneva conference began in geneva switzerland on may 8, 1954. the conference was to try and end the conflict in indochina and reunify vietnam.
- Explains that communist china and the ussr convinced ho chi minh to settle for the division of vietnam, the 17th parallel, and elections after two years.
- Analyzes how cuddy's essay, "vietnam: mr. johnson’s war" states that lyndon johnson was the one who took the blame for the war, while truman and eisenhower got away "unscathed."
1809 wordsRead More - vietnam warnarrative essayhad so many questions about it. he says “ It was my view then, and still is
In this essay, the author
- Explains that he had to make a choice whether to go to the war or not.
- Opines that he had so many questions about it.
- Describes phi beta kappa and summa's experiences at a good school.
- Explains that he had to make a choice whether to go to the war or not.
- Opines that he had so many questions about it.
- Describes phi beta kappa and summa's experiences at a good school.
- Narrates how they fought a war they hated when they were 21 years old, young, yes.
- Opines that he would have been less of a skeptic.
- Narrates how he didn't even think there should be a war. he saw no reason at all why they should fight.
- Narrates how the man didn't want to go to war. he was not made for war and hated dirt, tents, and mosquitoes.
- Narrates how he was afraid to be laughed out of town. he was too embarrassed not to go.
- Opines that he didn't want people to think badly of him, not his parents, brother and sister.
505 wordsRead More - The Vietnam Warargumentative essayThis essay is about talking and analysing the Vietnam War. This civil war was between the Communist North and the Democratic South because of the fear of communism spreading to the South. Other Western countries also helped in this war because they too were afraid of communism spreading, and so they sent money and troops to aid South Vietnam. Some of these countries included America, Australia, and New Zealand. This war was one of the most divisive events in history and I am going to talk about why this is so.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the us and australia joined the war in effort to banish communism. in 1964, america's president lyndon baines johnson approved the secret raids by the south vietnamese navy against north vietnam.
- Opines that the unpopularity in the vietnam war had a negative impact on the soldiers who served in it.
- Concludes that the vietnam war was one of the most violent and divisive wars of all times. it was a battle of ideology and false fear of being dominated by principles dissimilar to the western capitalist value system.
- Explains that the us and australia joined the war in effort to banish communism. in 1964, america's president lyndon baines johnson approved the secret raids by the south vietnamese navy against north vietnam.
- Opines that the unpopularity in the vietnam war had a negative impact on the soldiers who served in it.
- Concludes that the vietnam war was one of the most violent and divisive wars of all times. it was a battle of ideology and false fear of being dominated by principles dissimilar to the western capitalist value system.
- Analyzes the vietnam war, which was between the communist north and the democratic south because of the fear of communism spreading to the south.
- Explains how australia's involvement in the vietnam war was questioned, especially when conscripted soldiers were sent to fight.
1457 wordsRead More - Speaking Of Courage By Tim O Brien: An Analysisopinion essayA service member on the other hand, gets reprogrammed, broken down so they can be rebuilt. Rebuilt into what? A well oiled military weapon, groomed to fit into a military society, follow orders, and give up the comforts of civilian life for their country. The problem lies with the fact that the service members never get deprogrammed before being released back into society. Many veterans struggle with finding employment, feel socially awkward, and battle with adapting to civilian life, ultimately leading to
In this essay, the author
- Opines that american veterans are forgotten, but how many civilians know what a thank you is for? for sacrificing their time, doing what many americans aren't willing to do, exchanging hardship for holidays, and of course protecting and ensuring freedom.
- Analyzes how in tim o'brien's moving short story speaking of courage, a veteran, norman bowker, returns home, desperate to find someone to speak to, only to realize there really isn't anyone who would understand.
- Argues that veterans need more than just verbal recognition for their sacrifice, they need help, and remembrance. the problem is that the service members never get deprogrammed before being released back into society.
- Opines that american veterans are forgotten, but how many civilians know what a thank you is for? for sacrificing their time, doing what many americans aren't willing to do, exchanging hardship for holidays, and of course protecting and ensuring freedom.
- Analyzes how in tim o'brien's moving short story speaking of courage, a veteran, norman bowker, returns home, desperate to find someone to speak to, only to realize there really isn't anyone who would understand.
- Argues that veterans need more than just verbal recognition for their sacrifice, they need help, and remembrance. the problem is that the service members never get deprogrammed before being released back into society.
- Explains that there are 722,000 unemployed veterans in the us, but the problem lies in connecting them to the necessary services and following through.
- Opines that a larger challenge is produced when these matters are not resolved. atkinson conveyed that being unemployed increased the relative risk of death by suicide, compared with being employed.
- Opines that the inner instability needs to be addressed, some sort of deprogramming before leaving the service. many active duty community is afraid to seek psychological help during service, for fear of being discharged.
- Opines that a program that reprograms the military mindset to conform to civilian life may diminish the struggle of reinsertion into society.
709 wordsRead More - The Vietnam Warexplanatory essayThere were many events that lead up the Vietnam War, it started in 1945 with the hostilities between the French and Vietminh. “Geopolitical Strategy, economics, domestic US politics, and cultural arrogance shaped the growing American involvement in Vietnam” (Anderson 1). As a matter of fact, the Vietnam War was several wars, but it was not until 1962 that America had their first combat mission, however, Americans were killed during ambushes by the Vietnamese before the first combat mission. There is much controversy over the reasons for the Vietnam War, supported by the several different books and articles written about the war. “The most famous atrocity occurred in a tiny hamlet called My Lai in March 1968” (Detzer 127). History shows that the reaction of many Americans to the attack by US soldiers on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War was opposition, and the actions of the US soldiers during the My Lai Massacre will be forever remembered as a significant part of the Vietnam War and American History.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how geopolitical strategy, economics, domestic us politics, and cultural arrogance shaped the growing american involvement in vietnam.
- Explains that calley was drafted into the us army after high school, but he wanted to make it his career. he was under direct order of company commander, captain ernest medina.
- Explains that ronald haeberie, a photographer for the us army, stood by taking photos of the atrocities that took place that day.
- Analyzes how geopolitical strategy, economics, domestic us politics, and cultural arrogance shaped the growing american involvement in vietnam.
- Explains that calley was drafted into the us army after high school, but he wanted to make it his career. he was under direct order of company commander, captain ernest medina.
- Explains that ronald haeberie, a photographer for the us army, stood by taking photos of the atrocities that took place that day.
- Explains that although the exact number of casualties is unknown, it is a known fact that it was no less than one hundred and seventy five people.
- Explains that the target of the attack was the forty-eighth viet cong battalion, but there were no men in the village except the elderly.
- Explains that the stories of the my lai massacre first surfaced in november 1969, confirming the atrocious crimes that took place there.
- Describes how lieutenant william calley, commander of the first platoon at my lai, was charged with one-hundred and nine murders in september of 1969, and sentenced to life in prison with hard labor.
- Explains that the charges were that an american line company had swept through this village and that there were a great, great number of inhabitants who were murdered or massacred or killed, whatever, without provocation.
- Explains that the investigation of the massacre cover up was known as "the peers inquiry", which suggested that twenty-eight officers and two non-commissioned officers suspected of involvement in the cover-up be charged, but all charges were dismissed and the accused officers were found not guilty
- Opines that the my lai massacre is a significant part of american history. it is remembered by most as the us army's most brutal attack on the unarmed, non-combative and innocent villagers.
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