Simply because the production focuses on American soldiers in this conflict does not make it jingoistic. It simply means it's from a perspective. Good grief, lighten up. What I saw were personal stories, stories of men asked - no, make that ordered, drafted into action for their country (...
Vietnam War Stories being a Narrative of the War Experiencesof the First Platoon, A Co., 1/8 Cav., First Air Cavalry Division, 1967-1968 Contributors: Richard Lewis Dieterle, Jerry Prater, Doc Jim Aguirre, Vic Castle, Lt. Jerome Church, Larry Douglas, Michael Dyess, Doc Don Ferguson, Lo...
This chapter explores stories of Vietnamese Americans who came of age after the Vietnam War and currently serve in the U.S. armed forces during the War on Terror in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. These soldiers not only wanted to give back to their adopted country for their free ...
By November 1967, the number of American troops in Vietnam was approaching 500,000, and U.S. casualties had reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded. As the war stretched on, some soldiers came to mistrust the government’s reasons for keeping them there, as well as Washington’s repeat...
Vietnam War- a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States Vietnam Annam,Socialist Republic of Vietnam,Viet Nam,Vietnam- a communist state in Indochina on...
In its inception, literary scholarship focused almost exclusively on accounts of white male American soldiers and has gradually evolved to include gender and minority studies, the effects of the war on the home front, and the war’s aftermath as well as responses from other nationalities, ...
herowhose actions during the Vietnam War embodied selflessness and courage. Born in Maine in 1948, McMahon grew up with a strong sense of duty and a compassionate heart. His path led him to serve as a combat medic in the U.S. Army during one of the most turbulent times in American ...
he adds, “today, i wouldn’t do that movie. i would do a movie about the american soldiers as liberators, because that’s what they are now.” ironically, voight is bookended by spikings, who, although he too is still proud of the deer hunter, which he considers an anti-war movie...
American soldiers returning home from Vietnam often faced scorn as the war they had fought in became increasingly unpopular.
more vietnam war Stories Stories Unpacking the Myths Of the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam Stories His Sergeant in Vietnam Became His Hero. He Never Forgot It. how many people died in the Vietnam War? The U.S. suffered over 47,000 killed in action plus another 11,000 noncombat deaths; over...