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An 8 page analysis of the manner in which the Vietnam War differed in terms of its effect on those that fought. Uses several memoires of the war to explore the factors which made this war different in terms of its psychological impact on its soldiers. The author observes that those that initially had little in common with those with whom they served returned after their tours of duty isolated from friends, family, and society at large. They found identification only with those individuals alongside whom they had served and the circumstances which had shaped them. The reasons for this are many but they revolve around the politics of the war and the American public’s resentment of it. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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served considerably differently than has occurred in previous or subsequent wars. The circumstances which dictated U.S. involvement in Vietnam set the stage for those that served and those that
would return home after serving. These circumstances left no heroes and even served to taint the characters of Vietnam War solders as they were perceived by the American public.
Consequently, young boys who originated from different social, ethnic, and economic groups were consolidated into the hardened individuals now so easily recognized as Vietnam soldiers. Those that initially
had little in common with those with whom they served returned after their tours of duty isolated from friends, family, and society at large. They found identification only with
those individuals alongside whom they had served and the circumstances which had shaped them. A number of factors sealed the fate of the
U.S. soldiers who served in Vietnam. The economic and social realities of rural South Vietnam and the nature of the South Vietnamese regime itself made it highly unlikely that
U.S. strategy could work. There were also problems within the United States which insured that our involvement in the war would end in failure. The fault of much
of the debilitation of the Vietnam soldier lies with the politicians and the military strategicians. The outcome of the Vietnam war was assured practically since the start of U.S.
involvement. Our leaders were simply not abreast of the issues and facts as they should have been. Even General Westmoreland himself, a man who served in Vietnam between
1964 and 1968 and who would be involved with the War both before and after this service, admits in "A Soldier Reports", that he had little understanding of the inner
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