Although controversial in its inception‚ Maya Lin ’s Vietnam War Memorial adequately fulfills the vision of Jan Scruggs‚ who returned home wounded from the conflict in Southeast Asia at the age of 19‚ for a monument to his fallen comrades in arms that would "provide a symbol of acknowledgement of the courage‚ sacrifice‚ and devotion to duty of those who were among the nation ’s finest youth."1 Lin ’s work‚ unlike most previous military monuments‚ rejects the emphasis on heroics in favor of a poignant
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P. Driscoll American History Since 1877 American Military University Professor Charles Grear World War I The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major confrontation in the war in Vietnam between units of the United States Army and units of the Army of North Vietnam‚ also known as the People’s Army of Vietnam. The battle took place in the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands of then South Vietnam‚ the battle started on the 19th of October‚ 1965 with North Vietnamese soldiers attacked a Special Forces
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War is an undeniably complex subject and although most people know how they feel about the Vietnam War‚ it is rare for us to agree on exactly what was right and wrong. Despite this‚ we have the tendency to support facts‚ and the fact in this case is that Agent Orange had detrimental effects wherever it was spread. Agent Orange is a herbicide that was used by the United States Military during the Vietnam war‚ it is made up of equal parts 2‚4-D and 2‚4‚5-T. Its purpose was to destroy forests and enemy
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“Rose‚ I already told you‚ you and Gale were the Americans last time!” “Fine‚” I said disapprovingly. The war had been going on for at least a year now and we had only won once‚ the battle at Trenton and Princeton. But that was nine months ago. I didn’t believe in the war‚ but Ellen sure did! In fact‚ she wanted to join! And when she told us‚ we went nuts. “I’m going to join the war‚” she said in a overly serious voice. “Pffft! That’s really funny! Do you want to go get some lunch?” “No‚ no
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The cold war period was marked as an ideological warfare between communism and capitalism. The concept and fear of communism was perceived as major threat to the democratic nations including Australia. Due to Australia’s fear of communism it became actively involved in the Vietnam War. There were underlying factors which led Australia to become engaged in the Vietnam War. These predominant reasons included the SEATO and ANZUS treaties‚ the domino theory and more importantly forward defence policy
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It was a very hot and humid day. I will never forget that awful day. I just had gotten home from work; the traffic that day was horrible. The mail was in top of my dining room table‚ and there it was on top of all the mail‚ the only thing o saw on the envelope was draft and I was the addressee. My reaction was “Oh My God”‚ my heart was pounding very heart it felt like it was about to jump out of my chest‚ my ears were burning. All I could think was that we are told that we are helping people and
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CLAUSEWITZ‚ ON WAR NOTES BOOK 1‚ CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS WAR? 1-INTRODUCTION: When considering the each individual part of war‚ its relation to war as an entirety must also be kept in view 2-DEFINITION: ‘War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale.’ Metaphor of two wrestlers: ‘Each strives by physical force to compel the other to submit to his will: each endeavours to throw his adversary‚ and thus render him incapable of further resistance.’ ‘War therefore is an act of violence intended to
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in many wars. During wartime‚ nurses have had a significant role in the care of soldiers. The Korean War began in 1950 and ended in 1953; the nurses of the Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force were called to duty in combat areas. The Vietnam War began in 1962 and did not end until 1973. Nurses gained experience and were appreciated during both wars‚ yet the Vietnam War provided nurses with more experiences and nurses were more appreciated than during the Korean War. The length of the Vietnam War with the
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States Commit to Vietnam War o Johnson obsessed with fulfilling the aspect of containment within Vietnam‚ sending in more troops as the years went on. o This was very contradictory as he advocated that he opposed the idea of not sending ground men to fight the Vietcong. In 1965‚ Johnson worked closely with Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk‚ in which over 10‚000 soldiers were sent overseas. o This marked the start of Johnson’s downfall as people did not like how he was going against what he preached during
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The United States army was very involved in the Vietnam war. The United States did not get involved right away‚ but when the threat of a communist takeover arose they jumped in. When they became involved they only had one goal‚ to stop communism. Over the course of the war their efforts grew‚ but they were all directed to the efforts of the main goal. The United States became involved in the Vietnam War to stop the expansion of communism. The United States had an irrational fear of communist subversion
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