Edwin Starr's Song Of The Vietnam War

Sound and stories from Vietnam One of the biggest protest during the Vietnam war era was the march to withdraw troops from Vietnam in Washington D.C. The protestors believed that Nixon’s policy of gradually withdrawing troops from Vietnam was not effective enough because soldiers were still dying in great numbers. The meaning of this protest to save lives was a similar meaning of the famous song “War.” The song “War” by Edwin Starr is a song about stopping war because it only causes problems not peace. The song was written as a protest to the Vietnam war because from the Artist perspective, war is just blatantly wrong and unjust. This song as well as the protest in our nation’s capital was determined to stop the demise of the U.S. troops
The song quickly became the theme for anti-Vietnam war movements. This song was quickly referenced during a protest in Washington D.C. to convince Nixon to get all U.S. troops out as soon as possible. Finally, on March 23, 1973 the last U.S. forces were withdrawn from Vietnam, marking the end of American involvement. Anti-Vietnam war protestors had waited for many years for U.S. troops to leave the area. When the last American soldiers left, there was some “peace” in the United States. “Give Peace a Chance” and the final withdrawal of troops symbolized peace after the war. Many Americans had protested about our involvement in the Vietnam war. A great deal of Americans were told what the purpose of the war was, but many were still not convinced do to the lies they were being told. As time passed, many citizens became skeptical about the situation and were demanding answers to our involvement. One song that shares a similar point-of-view is “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. The lyrics reveal the confusion of the situation in Vietnam and want to know why the U.S. is even there. The “person” what’s to know what all the chaos is for and how will it help. All he want is just on simple answer that will solve his