Vietnam Essay, Research Paper

-Against the celebrated and glorious backdrop of American history, the Vietnam War stands ghastly out of place. The war was an exercise in economic, military, and political futility. The greatest tragedy of the Vietnam War, however, stems from the unnecessary deaths of 58 000 young American boys and the installment of terror, mistrust, and sorrow in those who found a way to survive in an inferno where the laws of man were obsolete.

-over 58,000 people died

-One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty

-304,000 wounded out of 2.59million people

-Avg. age of the one that have died was 23

-Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old.

-The oldest man killed was 62 years old.

-Media played a big well as well.

-it was called the first tv war.

-familys of the america could hear about all of it on the radio and see most of it on the tv.

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