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- 161: The Hippie Culture
- ... them. This lead to a subculture labeled as hippies, that as time went one merged into a mass society all its own. These people were upset about a war in Vietnam, skeptical of the present government and its associated authority, and searching for a place to free themselves from society’s current norms, bringing the style they are known for today ... service of a new age” (Gitlin 214). It wasn’t just the youth in America who was using these drugs. A statistic from 1967 states that “more American troops in Vietnam were arrested for smoking marijuana than for any other major crime” (Steinbeck 97). The amazing statistic wasn’t the amount of soldiers smoking marijuana; it was the amount of soldiers ... reluctance to participate in a war whose toll keeps escalating, but about whose purpose and value to the U.S. they remain unclear. With the fear of being sent to Vietnam, many potential draftees looked for a place to run. Some went to Mexico, some went to Europe, some went to Canada, and some just burnt their draft-cards to ...
- 162: Definition of War: Sherman's Hell
- ... a last resort. Generally speaking, people do not like war, and want to avoid it at all costs. It is believed that a large part of why America went to Vietnam was for monetary reasons. Companies have to make all of the ships, helicopters, airplanes, and supplies. As a result, jobs are created and the economy in stimulated, but the U.S. government could never tell that to the public. It is very possible that these were ulterior reasons for the Vietnam war, but the government simply turned it into an issue of freedom. As a result the public was told that after trying to make peace with North Vietnam, the U.S. Navy was continually being assaulted and that there was no option but to go to war. At that point Americans had the option to believe that ...
- 163: The Hoa Lo Prison Camp
- The Hoa Lo Prison Camp During the Vietnam war many U.S. soldiers became prisoners of war (POWs). Some of those prisoners ended up in prisons such as the Hoa Lo prison. The Hoa Lo prison, located in the middle of the city of Hanoi, was nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton. It got this nickname because the building was formally the old Hotel Metropole. The prison was North Vietnam's main penitentiary, and the Administrative headquarters for the country's entire prison system. There were approximately one hundred and forty Americans without passports or portfolios locked up in Hoa ... the prisoners were all gathered to hear an announcement. The Vietnamese camp commander read the announcement: "an agreement had been signed between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The war was over." They were going home ( Blakey 302 ). It is impossible to imagine the happiness and joy those POWs must have felt knowing they were going to ...
- 164: Cambodia And United Nations
- Cambodia is a small country located in Southeast Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia lies between Thailand and Vietnam. It occupies a total area of 181,040 square kilometers, and out of all of this, only 176,520 square kilometers are on land. Cambodia has a 2,572-kilometer ... in Cambodia, the adult literacy rate was 65.3%. Communication in Cambodia is not good at all. There are hardly any telecommunication companies available, and international services are limited to Vietnam and other few countries only. Now, commuting from place to place is not as bad. Cambodia has 612 kilometers of railroads, and 13,351 kilometers of highways. There are also ... has nine useable airports. The situation in Cambodia now is not that good, but a lot better than how it used to be. It has been over 20 years since Vietnam soldiers ended the bloodshed caused by the Khmer Rouge. There are still many killings, which have been caused by grenades or shootings during public demonstrations. Recently on Easter Sunday ...
- 165: The Ice Storm
- ... s empty swimming pool. Surrounding them all is the sour stench of a disgraced President Nixon on his last political legs and a nation withdrawing from an unpopular war in Vietnam. As they wont for nothing material, their detachment from the daily struggles of life fuels their growing separation from each other and themselves. They are forever going to talk about ... mentality that had produced Father Knows Best was obsolete. The kids knew it, the wives knew it, but didn t know how to express it. America was at a crossroads. Vietnam had shown the country that the US of A was not quite as great a power as many had believed. Nixon showed that maybe the fish does rot from the head down. Many lessons were learned in 1973, and some, like Mike Carver and the soldiers in Vietnam, lost their lives learning them. During the Depression and World War II, women s work became much more than tasks performed at home. The go where you want to ...
- 166: The Brothers K
- ... who had children, brothers, husbands, or fathers, drafted into what many felt was a needless war. The novel brings to life what heartache many Americans had to face during the Vietnam era, a heartache that few in my generation have had the ability to realize. Quote 3: Problem #1: War Page 371 The novel illuminates light on the situation not just during the Vietnam era, but also rather throughout all history and the future to come. Throughout mankind s occupation of earth, we have been plagued by war and the sufferings caused by it. Nearly every generation of people to walk this earth have experienced a great war once in their lifetimes. For instance, Vietnam for my father s generation, World War 2 for my grandfather s, and World War 1 for my great-grandfather s. War has become an unavoidable factor of life. ...
- 167: Oliver North
- ... enrolled into the United Sates Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. As graduation neared, North chose the path of being a Marine Corps leader. He was later called into duty in Vietnam, where he was station with K Company of the Third Battalion, Third Marine Regiment, Third Division from December 3, 1968 to August 21, 1969. During his service, North led many ... operations, and was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts. He was a "marine's marine", and was a one-of-a-kind leader. While in Vietnam, he was assigned to counterinsurgency operations in which he met General Singlaub and General Secord, then lieutenant colonels. After coming back from Vietnam, he served as a planner in the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C. After being promoted to Major in the Marine Corps, North led a detachment of Marines ...
- 168: Cold War 4
- ... tried to spread there ideas through hostile takeover. The US funded and aided South Korea until they were able to fend of their attackers. The second time it was in Vietnam. Like the first battle north Vietnam was trying to concur south Vietnam and make it a communistic nation. The US sent massive man power into it and lost lots of solders, but we were unsuccessful in stopping the north Vietnamese. Soon ...
- 169: "Does the Military Continue to Have Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Against Women in the 90's?"
- ... many believe is the cause of sexual harassment in the military, especially the Navy. Sailors have always been known for their bawdiness, but the officers were at least gentlemen. Then Vietnam came. Being in south-east Asia and increasingly frustrated by a losing war, a whole generation of naval officers began carousing in the sleazy bars of Bangkok and the Philippines. The Vietnam vets-- and the exploitative sexual attitudes they developed in Asia- - arrived home in the 70's just as women were beginning to move into the ranks. This resulted in a ... been forced to learn how both to go along and to fight back-- with very mixed success. One has to wonder if we could go back in time, and erase Vietnam, would this still have happened anyway. Footnotes 1.) Donegan, p.363 2.) Navy Times, p.1 3.) Military Women Profile, p.1 4.) Capital Online, p.2 5.) Air ...
- 170: John Wade A Character Study--I
- ... 71) indicates a love that is both obsessive and ultimately destructive. His need to control and 'consume' Kathy dictates the way we view his actions as the book progresses. In Vietnam, John takes the anonymous role of Sorcerer-someone who is respected, powerful and fearless. Hence, John Wayne distances himself from relationships and from the harsh realities of the war. It ... what his life has been and the three most traumatic incidents merge in his dream. (quote on page 42 summarises this.) The 'post-traumatic stress' caused by his time in Vietnam is only a part of the pattern of John's life, it is of a piece with his other experiences. His other experiences shape his character so that aspects of Vietnam seem like home: Sorcerer was in his element. It was a place with secret trap doors and tunnels and underground chambers…a place where the air itself was both ...
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