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…to get good sounds of him. The media is generally lazy, and if they can't just reach in and pluck out good sound bytes, it'll likely snag some bad ones. Right now Kerry is talking a lot about his Vietnam performance. He has done a good job, in pointing out…

…be credited to Western policy which had opposed the occupation from the beginning. In 1975 three countries - Cambodia, South Vietnam and Laos - toppled into the Communist camp. Partly out of fear of repeating the Vietnam experience, the United States went…

…scientific commuity because the 'work could, or would be classified as secret.'The scientific community was under intense scrutiny for it's involvement in the development of weapons, especially those used in the Vietnam War, which was in itself a contentious issue…

…boarding school in Concord, N.H. in 1962. He received a bachelor's degree in 1966 from Yale University and a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1976. Kerry served in the Navy from 1966 to 1969, including duty aboard warships off Vietnam, where he won…

…protesting the Vietnam War, such as hippies and the Students for a Democratic society.(SDS) If you asked Americans what they though of the Watergate burglary and of Nixon's involvement the most like response you would get is that Nixon's actions were deplorable…

…It was early spring of 1967. U. S. military officials strongly suspected Quang Ngai Province of South Vietnam, as being a Viet Cong stronghold. Military officials declared the province a free-fire zone and subjected it to frequent, violent bombing…

…the Vietnam War his way, without any authority directing him. Captain Willard is summoned from his Saigon hotel room to meet General Corman. Willard arrives at the General’s trailer, where a tape of Col. Kurt’s voice is played: “We must kill them. We must…

…as torture. They are also inhumane; in Vietnam and China, prisoners are faced with the humiliation of being executed by firing squad in front of the public and their relatives are not told until after the execution. In Iran, adultery is met with execution…

…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…

…and the very first primitive aerial assault aircraft, the U.S. Army's 1908 Wright Military Flyer. He then proceeds to discuss the inter war years (1919-1939), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War (1951-1953), the Vietnam War (1964-1975), Operation 'Just Cause…