“huey”. It will include information on what the huey did in the Vietnam War‚ some heroic pilot stories‚ and what happened to it after the Vietnam War. The huey was the first helicopter to be used in combat and is still used in the military today along with the police forces‚ coast guard‚ hospitals‚ national guard‚ and civilian private aircraft. The huey’s design was made and started production in 1960 and was finished by 1962. In the Vietnam War‚ the huey was used for mainly troop carrying and medical
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The Vietnam War was the longest deployment of U.S. forces in hostile action in the history of the United States‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. Although there is no formal declaration of war from which to date U.S. entry‚ President John F. Kennedy’s decision to send over 2‚000 military advisers to South Vietnam in 1961 marked the beginning of twelve years of American military combat. The war also had great effects on the American people at home. It was the first war ever to broadcast on television. The
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hit titled “War.” Edwin Starr wrote this song in protest to the Vietnam War and it expressed many peoples’ feelings towards the war through a catchy melody. Music can have a profound impact on social politics‚ and can serve to connect people. Many of the songs written in the late 1960s captured the American public’s discontent with the war. Rock music and American social movements now go hand in hand‚ but it all started with the Vietnam War. During the war‚ Americans at home turned to music to express
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away from the Confucius education an adoption of French writing and language. The North fought the French and Japan for control of Vietnam. After Japan surrendered to allies after World War II Vietnam declared independence only to have the British come in and return authority to the French. Later the French withdrew in 1946. In 1954 Geneva accord divided Vietnam into the North and South. The South denounced this division and recruited the U.S. for monetary help. Soon we were training their
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The Vietnam War was conflict fought mostly in Southern Vietnam in the years between 1959 and 1975. The war caused many political and social opinions‚ especially in the later war years. The war was the result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. The conflict was a continuation of the first Indochina war‚ which was fought when the Vietnamese sought independence from France after World War II. The country was split into two parts — northern and
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The Vietnam War took place took place in Southeast Asia from November 1‚ 1955 through April 30‚ 1975. After World War II‚ Vietnam was divided into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north‚ and the Republic of Vietnam in the south. The United States of America’s involvement in this conflict was to help contain the spread of communism. The U.S. learned many lessons from this conflict‚ from political limitations on warfare‚ gaining and losing public support‚ and fighting against a guerrilla
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PTSD in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War was considered one of the bloodiest battles ever in the history of the United States. Not only were soldiers harmed physically during the war‚ but they were also wounded mentally. There are endless accounts of soldiers leaving the war and coming home not just with bullet wounds‚ but the memories that followed with it. These memories caused soldiers to not sleep at night and in some cases ruining their lives and forcing them to suicide. After the war‚ specialists
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Generation in War and Turmoil: The Agony of Vietnam It has been known that the Vietnam War affected many American soldiers who were involved in the war physically and psychologically. The Vietnam War was one of the most memorable wars in history. Many Americans’ lives lost for no objective at all. Chapter 10 informed us about how the Vietnam War started and what really happened during that time. It also gave us background information about Vietnam Veterans and nurses who were involved in the
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Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie came to visit Vietnam for the first time. The image of the couple in casual clothes riding a black Yamaha Nouvo scooter in downtown HCMC was widely seen in newspapers and magazines. Scooter riders seen in downtown HCMC. Vietnamese consumers have an increasing preference for scooters. This actually gave free publicity to Yamaha. Sales of the Yamha Nouvo scooter have rocketed in Vietnam as this scooter has become a fashion for not only women but
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The Vietnam War shook the nation to its core. Ever since the end of World War II‚ American Presidents tried to stop the rise of communism in Southeast Asia. This effort grew to considerable proportions in the 1960s. Eventually‚ the United States sent three million soldiers to Vietnam‚ losing nearly 60‚000 of them. The United States dropped three times more bomb tonnage on Vietnam than all sides had used in World War II. This enormous display of military power did not bring victory. Moreover‚ the
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