New Zealand’s Involvement in the Vietnam war Introduction The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War and referred to by the Vietnamese as the American War. It was a conflict that went from 1955 to 1975 between the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (currently known as North of Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (currently known as South of Vietnam). North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies. South Vietnam was supported by the United States
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Regardless of whether one refers to the United States’ military involvement in Vietnam as a "war‚" or if one prefers to use the more commonly-used‚ (albeit‚ more historically accurate) term: "Military Conflict‚" the effects caused by this historical tragedy remains obvious to anyone who has ever bypassed a homeless veteran on the street begging for spare change. Likewise‚ one only needs to pass by the endless lines that trail out from amongst the front doors of the emergency room at the Long Beach
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Vietnam Essay Some people have asked the question of whether or not the Vietnam could have been won. One answer is yes‚ it could have been won if it wasn’t for the defeatism and protestors swaying us from our course of action. One way in which the United States could have ended up winning this war is we could have invaded and taken over North Vietnam and ended it as a nation state and military power. This would have then ended its ability to aid South Vietnam. However‚ there is controversy towards
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder seems far more prevalent in Vietnam War veterans than in those of other wars: fifteen out of one hundred Vietnam Veterans have combat-related PTSD as compared to one out of twenty World War II veterans‚ a ten percent difference (“How Common is PTSD”). Although it is nearly impossible to pinpoint the root cause for the rise in PTSD in this generation of veterans‚ there are many factors that could have contributed to this rising issue. Many used to believe that these
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watch others die or would you want to protest and prevent people from dying in war. In the film‚ Forrest Gump‚ Forrest is stuck in a society in which war is going on all around him. Forest‚ a country boy with no father‚ mental obstacles‚ and a naive personality is fighting physical and mental wars. In this time period‚ the 1960’s‚ our nation is split between war and anti-war. Hawks and doves. Forrest joins the Vietnam war‚ while his love interest becomes a hippie. I am taking the Forest and his decision
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Abstract Following the Paris Peace Accords‚ Operation Homecoming returned 591 American prisoners of war (POWs) to the US. At the time‚ over 1‚300 prisoners were listed as missing in action (MIA). An additional 1‚200 were killed in action (KIA) and body not recovered. In the ensuing 20 years‚ activist groups pushed the American government to look into the matter‚ and several investigations were launched. While no governmental investigation has determined that American POWs were left behind‚ there
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McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only thing
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Combat Medics in Vietnam Before being sent into the jungle hell of Vietnam‚ medics received both basic training and medic specialty training. Basic training lasted between 6 and 8 weeks. After basic training soldiers chose their specialty such as a heavy gunner or medic. Medic training lasted 10 weeks. Being a medic was a busy life. The medical training consisted of the following according to 1st Cavalry Medic History: Basic health care and hygiene for self and others‚ learning how to give
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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The Relationship Between The Vietnam War And Music Of The U.S.A. Case Study: Jimi Hendrix This essay looks at musician Jimi Hendrix’s musical reactions to the American involvement in the Vietnam War. This research has taken place as part of a larger piece of work examining the links between the Vietnam War and Music in the U.S.A. US troops became officially involved in the war from 1965 and didn’t withdraw until 1973 following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. During this time 58
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