drafting of citizens into the Vietnam War, and the war itself. On May 17th, 1968, these activists entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland. Selective Service Offices were U.S Post Offices that were used as centers for draft organization. The government used the Offices to store draft files, records, and other important information. The activists were able to remove 378 of these files and escaped to a nearby parking lot. There, they used homemade napalm to burn them. This was an
Some say the Vietnam War was one of the most brutal wars that has been fought. Most do not even know why the Vietnam war started. The Vietnam war is known for being one of the harshest wars on the soldiers because of the hot soggy conditions. (Vietnam causes) The reason that the Vietnam war started was to prevent communism from spreading to other parts of the world. Russia was the main source of communism enforcement. The north of Vietnam is communist, while the south of Vietnam is not. The north
Vietnam War Survey 1. The Vietnam War, called the American War by the Vietnamese, officially began November 1st, 1955, but has its roots dating back to the French Indochina War. Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries had been colonized by the French as early as 1874, then called French Indochina. During the French Indochina War, Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary leader of the Indochinese Communist Party (PCI), led a group of Nationalist and Communist-minded group called the Viet Minh against their
Prior to researching the Vietnam War I knew very little. However I do know that the Vietnam War was quite often referred to as “America’s longest war” and that it began in 1954 until 1975. Also that even though the war itself ended in 1975, in 1973 the U.S. American combat troops were withdrawn, and two years after their withdrawal the South Vietnamese forces had surrendered to the North. The dates of the Vietnam War are from 1954 to 1975. The Domino Theory was the main reason that the U.S. had gotten
Joseph Scarimbolo HIST 2112 Wed/Fri 11am Vietnam Writing 11/07/2014 (1) The official version of the My Lai assault differed greatly from soldier’s testimonies as opposed to the official view of the assault. The objective of the American military was clear, it was to search and destroy My Lai. What wasn’t clear was what to do with any civilians who we might encounter there. On March 16, 1968, Charlie Company, was ordered into combat by Captain Ernest Medina. The 150 soldiers, led by Lt. William
town was bombed by American soldiers who mistaken her and her friends and family as Viet Cong, a communist army fighting in South Vietnam. The American soldiers initiated napalm attacks that killed and wounded many of her friends and family. The scars will haunt the victims for a long time to come; however, not with Kim Phuc. She forgave the man who planned the napalm attacks and even found the KIM Foundation International, an organization devoted to “Healing the Children of
Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam led the United States get involved in the country’s policy. From November 1955 to the fall of the largest city of the country, Saigon, in April 1973, the Vietnam War pitted North Vietnam, supported by the Soviet Union, to South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States of America. This costly and deadly war led to bitter divisions among the American society. These divisions caused the plurality of the Vietnam War memories. Indeed, the war is remembered differently
Introduction The effects that the Vietnam War and social events that happened during the 1960s and 70s made the baby boomer generation mature and endure hard loss. They were the first generation to experience a modern American loss at war. The baby boomer generation never previously experienced any wars before the Vietnam War or experienced any hard times like a recession or depression like the generations had before them. The generation was mostly free spirited people that were just enjoying their
through varies from person to person. For first lieutenant jimmy cross, he had to make it through the Vietnam War alive. In Tim O’Brien’s “The things they carried” explores how he copes with death in his own way, and how his understanding of death evolves throughout the novel. His goals is to convey message to everyone around the world who wants to go to war for their nation, to clear his conscience of war and tell the stories of soldiers who were forgotten by society. Many young men were sent
The Effect of Agent Orange of the Vietnam War Many say it is the first war the United States of America has ever lost, but not before they left a legacy of infinite destruction. The Vietnam War was fought between the Communistic Northern Vietnam and the anti-communistic Southern Vietnam from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975, with the United States being the primary supporter of the South. Worried about the Viet Cong’s style of guerrilla fighting tactics, such as hidden traps and miles of underground