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…. MacNamara claimed that in retrospect he was wrong in sending all of those troops to fight in Vietnam. Although the results of Stockman's actions did not cause the death of thousands of young men and women, he in a sense did the same thing by claiming he was wrong…

…poetry as the sun sets but all I hear are bloodcurdling cries of the innocent Vietnam locals. When we meet again promise I will be loving and faithful. Our laughter will ring out in every direction. I only want to watch the autumn sun set, your heart beating…

…the advertisements. Being once at "The night of the adveaters" I'd like to give you one example when I could clearly understand the culture difference between the ad-producers from different countries. In the advertising films from Vietnam the image of a woman cooking…

…Our current military spending is a mere 3.6 percent of the Gross Domestic Product; this percentage is down from 6 percent in the Regan administration and from 8.9 percent during the height of Vietnam war (Brown par 4). Loren Tompson, a defense analyst…

…to suffer from any more restless nights. But the awareness of cheap knowledge and of opportunities has become our reality. Like her, I want to get an education and struggle out of the old path. I want to be a part of Vietnam's changing force, not just a spectator…

…, and the government. The main protests were based on war (Vietnam) and racism. They believed that war was wrong and rather than solving something, it just made a larger problem (13). Equality was the goal the hippies were fighting for; they wanted everyone…

…electric." In 1965-66, Dylan created three albums that expressed his new very personal style of song writing. Dylan's three albums had great influence on the attitudes of Vietnam War protesters and the expanding drug culture of that time. Lyrics from Dylan's…

…; by murders, worked to death or killed by starvation and around 1.7 million Cambodians died. The Khmer Rouge forces launched a national insurgency across Cambodia in 1968, whilst North Vietnam sheltered the Khmer Rouge. This made it hard for the Cambodian army…

…major malfunction?" he is treating Pyle as a machine, as a malfunctioning unit devoid of emotion and humanity. "What is your major malfunction" becomes the ironic mantra of the film as it shifts from its "marine camp" stage to its Vietnam stage. When…

…the test they went back to basic training. After basic they had to go to BUDS to train to be a SEAL. Finally after they graduated from BUDS they got sent over to Vietnam. During their four years in the Navy SEALs they had to do two nine month tours overseas…