The Vietnam War: The Mental, Social, and Physical Effects on the Soldiers

3H, Pd. 8 20 January 2015 Effects of the Vietnam War The Vietnam War is one of the most debatable and controversial wars in U.S. History. To this day people are questioning why we ever entered a war that was over 8,000 miles away. Why would we put our soldiers through such harsh fighting conditions and why would we spend so much money on a war that was not ours? Some people say that U.S. involvement was necessary to help end Communism and important to keep South Vietnam from coming under North Vietnamese

The Vietnam War was a war divided. The United States was equally against and for it, creating a hostile environment for returning veterans. While many Americans were treating the Vietnam soldiers with contempt, they may have been unaware of the mental battle that 11% of Vietnam veterans were fighting (“PTSD: A Historical Perspective”). While soldiers were in Vietnam, they experienced many horrifying situations that contributed to their post-traumatic stress disorder. One-third of the American army

Aldana Lopez Professor Birden ENC1101 16 October 2014 Returning From War After-Effects Is joining the forces of the United States worth it if a person cannot even live a normal life? Seth Rodriguez was in the army and fought for our country a few years back. To this day, he is having problems with aggression for petty situations with his own family. He loses his temper easily, yells, and loses control over his words not realizing how hurtful they are to his family and friends. He can’t be suddenly

May 2017 Impacts of War “The pictures get jumbled; you tend to miss a lot. And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingness, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth as it seemed” (O’Brien 68). In Tim O'Brien's’ novel, The Things They Carried, the author creates an overall reflection of war and the memories that come from the experiences. O’Brien describes his experiences in the Vietnam War and how the outcomes

The Vietnam War was the longest and the most unpopular American war of the twentieth century. The United States was involve in the Vietnam from 1944 to 1973, but it was only during the last years that the U.S deployed ground troops (Lawrence 1). For the first time the United states was the aggressor. Vietnam is situated thousands of miles from the United States, so Vietnam was not a direct threat to the United States’ safety. The Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh seem to look up to the United States, their

television war” is a common term given to the Vietnam War - the first war where American families were able to see the horrors their sons were sent into. Consequently, the draft taking place was met with much resistance, and upon the boys’ return, the question of mental health was quickly raised. The families had seen for themselves, the carnage and bloodshed. If simply witnessing the horrors through a screen left people scarred, what would the effects of actually participating in the war do to a

The Vietnam War was one of the costly war which starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietnamese of the north which known as the Viet Cong to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. The United States and other democratic countries were afraid the Domino effect, which described as the failure of democratic government would be a stepping stone for other communistic countries around the world. Therefore, the United States interrupted by sending soldiers into the war and

studies on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and its evolution. There are studies that delve into the psychological effects of PTSD on people 's brain activity and human behavior after a traumatic experience. There are also studies such as those written by Patience Mason and Kay Marie Porterfield which provide information centered specifically on the development of PTSD in the area of combat and war throughout history. The authors of Straight Talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and A Short Story of

US History Date How were the US soldiers affected by the Vietnam War The war in Vietnam was a war against communism that tore apart the US. The United States of America plunged together with its allies and played a tremendous role as far as fight against communism is concerned. A huge number of American soldiers were deployed in Vietnam a practice that coupled with much unpreparedness. The soldiers were not aware what exactly they were up to in Vietnam. Most Americans at the time were very

The Vietnam War, or also known as the American War to the Vietnamese people, is a catastrophic battle that has left both nations reeling with the casualties and the irreversible emotional, physical, and mental destruction for civilians and soldiers alike. Spanning over two decades, the war has taken away not only the lives of its soldiers, but also the souls of its survivors. Aware of its impact, artists, writers, and filmmakers from both sides have attempted to capture the post-war memories and