Americas reaction to the war

By Gregory Peduto

Before I discuss Americas reaction to the war I will state my feelings about the war. I will discuss my feelings about the war to show that I have certain biased views on the war.

A country must back its government actions. If we do not the country is on the verge of anarchy and chaos. The Vietnam war was necessary to check the advance of the communist hordes.

The Vietnam war was characterized by protests and petitions. Objectors to the war claim that only the poor and lowly conscripts fought in the war this is a lie. Only 10% of the army was drafted. The wealthy and the poor fought side by side.

America was shocked by the sights of the vietnam war but this was because the war was one of the first televised conflicts. The war shocked the human sences. But war is not a peaceful thing. We should honor ower fallen Americans and praise their courage.

Links
Gregs home page

The best page in the world. It has explosives and navy SEALS.

Chondita's home page
The wall page

Pays a tribute to the fallen. The site has a list of names that are on the wall.

Rensselaer County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

A memorial that has some great links. To other memorial pages.

Memorial

It has poetry and other forms of artwork from the war. It is a moveing site.

Protest

This is an extremely comprhensive site. It begins with numerous war images, some take by Pulitzer prize winning photographers. There are then links to many sites set up in an acessable, well-organized format. The other links are about the opinions of all involved, veterans, wives, children, politicians, etc. This is an excellent site.



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