In the 1950’s‚ the United States began to send troops to Vietnam‚ during the following 25-year period‚ the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history. Almost 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what was a questionable cause. In total‚ it is estimated that over 2‚5 million people on both sides were killed. This site does not try to document the entire history of the Vietnam War but is intended as a picture essay‚ illustrating some of
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Trauma It was December 15‚ 2007‚ My daughter’s birthday. I was stuck in afghanistan fighting a war. We were patrolling through a town heading back toward our extraction point. I was travelling with the commanding officer‚ and 4 others we walked for several miles and it was scorching hot. i was just ready to get back to base to get to some food. we hopped over a small wall heading down a road that lead to an abandoned town‚ machine-gun fire started up‚ echoing all around me. The thing about being
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For years‚ America’s finest fought to help preserve a sovereign communist free country. The United States had different strategies throughout the war in Vietnam. The initial strategy was to just contain the communist from the North and preserve the south with training the South Vietnamese. Many strategies failed in the Vietnam War. The south’s unstable government made it difficult for the United States to devise a sound strategy. The United States also used Operation Rolling Thunder. It was
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Australia’s Involvement in the Vietnam War By Taylor‚ Aleisha and Alec. There were two important reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War: 1. Fear of Communism 2. Obligations to Allies Fear of Communism In the period following WWII there was a growing fear within Australia of communism. The common belief was that communism would spread from the USSR to Asian countries and eventually reach Australia. This theory is known today as the domino theory. Australia was
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I just finished taking my son to his first day of kindergarten. I was really tired. But‚ I knew that I had to go to work. Finally‚ I got there‚ I got my uniform and my rifle out of my car. My partner Joseph was already there and dressed. I could tell he was ready to guard the war memorial. After I finished getting in my uniform‚ Joseph and I were ready. So‚ we went to the memorial. Before‚ we started we both stood there in silence honoring the ones who risked their lives for us. The Parliament
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Throughout our nation’s history with wars‚ there are two that are most unfavorable with its’ citizens‚ the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Both were aimed to stop a growing and feared threats focusing around a form of government or leadership. Interestingly enough‚ they both seemed to have the same consequences with the government choosing to proceed with the anger of its people. Especially how both weren’t ever declared a war‚ and yet our nation did exactly that. That means one of the branches does indeed
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9/1/2017 Cavaiani On Our Honor Vietnam War 1955 - 1975 The start of the Vietnam War: The Vietnam War with the United States started on November 1st 1955. It ended on April 30‚ 1975. The Vietnam War lasted a long 20 years‚ killing more than 3 million people. The Vietnam War was called the American War by the vietnamese people. The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. The Vietnam War was caused by the actions of consequences of the Cold War. The belief by the United States
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As America we are known for sticking our noses in things that do not concern us. One example that a lot of people use is the Vietnam war and how we had no business being over there and fighting their war but our government says we have to protect democracy when and where ever it calls for help so we shipped our boys off and got our asses handed to us pretty much. We lost a lot of good men for nothing we wouldn’t have gotten anything if we would have won the freaking thing anyways. With that being
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19th and 20th centuries‚ and Vietnam gained their independence along with many others. On September 2‚ 1945‚ Vietnam came out from being under the rule of France and formed a new country. However‚ the new independence did not mean that it was a united country just yet. The north and south halves of the country because two separate entities‚ both vying for control of the other half. The northern half of Vietnam became the communist ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ while the southern half was
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Why did relations between the soviet union and the US change in the years 1943-1956? The first reason is that Roosevelt’s death in April 1945 brought an end to any superficial unity that still existed at the end of World War 2 in 1943. Truman was now the American President‚ and relations between him and Stalin were deteriorating very quickly indeed‚ especially when Stalin was such a determined character and Truman was less willing to compromise‚ compared to Roosevelt. The second reason is
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