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- 321: Fidal Castro
- ... States to resist, rather than to enthusiastically embrace, the advice he received in 1964 and 1965 to make a massive commitment of American air power, ground forces, and prestige in Vietnam. Cuban troops have been a major presence as Soviet surrogates all over the world, notably in Angola. The threat of exportation of Castro's revolution permeates U.S.-Central and ...
- 322: Colin Powell
- ... infantryman's life in the field. Now Powell is an Airborne Ranger, which is a big accomplishment (source 1, page 47) In 1962 Powell was on his first tour in Vietnam, they were going to special forces camp and Powell stepped off the trail and into a punji trap. This trap set buy Vietcong, the trap is basically a hole in ...
- 323: Us Presidents 30-42
- ... president objected to news reports that the U.S.-supported invasion of Laos had not gone well. Later that year, several newspapers published secret documents from an analysis of the Vietnam War prepared at the request of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara during the Johnson administration. Arguing that some of the revelations in these "Pentagon Papers" were a threat to national ...
- 324: Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcolm X
- ... success the blacks were making in America. This discomfort is reflected in his "A time to break the silence" speech. In this speech, he openly condemns American involvement in the Vietnam war. He preaches that America should solve its own racial and social problems before sending vulnerable young men, especially black men, to fight other country s battles. "So we have ...
- 325: Manuel Noriega
- ... who backed the El Salvador rebels. America was now involved secretly in the facilitating of a war against all communist movements in Central America. America was now forming a New Vietnam . In a view best described by Richard Barnett in which he separates American political interests from nationalist movements, Barnett feels it is impossible to have a strategy where you are ...
- 326: Martin Luther King Jr. 6
- ... leaders. The FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's extensive efforts to undermined King's leadership grew during 1967 as urban racial violence increased and King criticized American intervention in the Vietnam war. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage workers' strike in Memphis. After his death, King remained a controversial symbol of the African-American ...
- 327: Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Comparison
- ... strategies. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's large efforts to weaken King's leadership were increased during 1967 as urban racial violence escalated and King criticized American intervention in the Vietnam war. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage workers' strike in Memphis.After his death, King remained a controversial symbol of the African-American ...
- 328: John Wayne
- ... was an honorable man and basically just good at what he did. Whether it chasing down the ladies or chasing down the bad guys he was good at it. During Vietnam Wayne openly supported the US s involvement in the conflict. This did not stop people from going to see his movies. Although the may not agree with his opinions or ...
- 329: John Lennon
- ... the Nazi bombing of Britain and given the middle name Winston, after Prime Minister Churchill. Knowing firsthand the horror of a world at war and living through the era of Vietnam's senseless carnage as well, Lennon came to embrace and embody pacifism via such classics of the Beatles era as "All You Need Is Love" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Yet ...
- 330: George Lucas
- ... entire class. After receiving his bachelor of arts degree from USC in 1966, Lucas had to decide what to do with his future. He contemplated whether to enlist in the Vietnam War, but when he tried to join the air force, he was rejected for his police record. All of the speeding tickets he had received when he was younger were ...
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