William Westmoreland

ear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Book report The Vietnam War that commenced on November 1, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1975, took the soldiers through a devastating experience. Many lost their lives while others maimed as the war unfolded into its full magnitude. The book Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam by Bernard Edelman presents a series of letters written by the soldiers to their loved ones and families narrating the ordeals and experiences in the Warfield. In the book, Edelman

In 1962, General William Westmoreland, as part of the battle plan for Vietnam known as MACV, ordered the establishment of a series of interconnected military bases in the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam. The bases were intended to serve as a barrier to the infiltration of North Vietnamese troops into South Vietnam. The Village of Khe Sanh was converted into one of these bases in 1962. Khe Sanh was initially a U.S. Special Forces outpost of the Civilian Irregular Defense Groups

Who's William Hogarth? & Who's George Cruikshank? Uglow, Jenny. William Hogarth: A Life and a World. Faber & Faber, 2011. Jenny Uglow’s masterpiece chronicles the life of William Hogarth, one of the greatest illustrators in history. The book leads the reader on a journey of Hogarth’s birth, early life, entry into art and his eventual maturity as an artist. It explains that William Hogarth’s birth took place in the United Kingdom in November of the year 1697. He was the son of an uneventful writer

The Development of William Mossop’s Character in Hobson’s Choice William Mossop started off as a lodger lodging with Ada Figgins. He was shy and had no ambitions working at Hobson’s shoe shop at the bottom of the chain. At the end of the play he was ambitious, married and the joint owner of Hobsons shop. The audience sympathises with Willie the first time he appears on stage because he ‘only comes half way up the trap door’. This is because of his social standing and he feels that he is

Memory and Memory loss in Death of a Salesman and Soucouyant The Death of a Salesman and Soucouyant both broach the topic of memory, in opposite but complementary ways. Where ‘Death’ is about falsifying positive memories, and Soucouyant is about ‘forgetting to forget’. Where adeles memories are a trauma, and very much tried to forget, willies memories are a solace to him, and a way for him to cope with his failures. Both detail an unchronological slip of a figure into mental illness, and both end

Imagine, waking up to your neighbors and family being brutally murdered. You manage to escape, and later find out that those responsible for the massacre of your community have gotten off, scot free. When people commit a horrible crime, we expect there to be consequences. Son My is a village that had been heavily mined by the Viet Cong, a communist organization that fought against the South Vietnamese government, many American soldiers had been killed or injured by those mines. Seeking “revenge”

Spearheaded by Second Lieutenant William Calley and his platoon, US forces began attacking human and animal targets alike. Men, women and children were killed indiscriminately with firearms, grenades and bayonets. After the initial attack, backup forces came in and dealt with the “remaining

Throughout the play Shakespeare explores the theme of patriotism and warfare through the character of Henry V. King Henry V is the main character in the play. For Shakespeare, Henry V was the perfect portrait of a warrior and king and his war decisions was the best for England and its people. Shakespeare shows in the play his highly political admiration for Henry V, who leaps from success to successes. Henry V has completed the transformation from the young prince into a responsible one. As the play

army on March 16, 1968 of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens, all of whom were women, children, and elderly. Initially, the massacre was considered a military victory, claiming that 128 Viet Cong and only twenty-two citizens were killed. General William C. Westmoreland, MACV commander, congratulated the unit on an "outstanding job." Investigations began with 11th Light Infantry Brigade's commanding officer, Colonel Henderson, under orders of Americal Division's executive officer, Brigadier General George

were outside back of Wagner Dining Hall near police station Talking at 8:45. When I was going to meet with Carl Rossman. When I returned from meeting at 9:30 these employees were still there and Lenny talking. In the process Norm Called me from Westmoreland Hall and said he was summons to Carl Rossman Office .None of these employee had talked to Norm yet.Lenny verify he already