... But you should have someone in the country to set appointments for you. Some Western visitors may be confused by a double standard. It would be fairly common for your Vietnamese host to be late for a meeting. Being 30 to 40 minutes late is not unusual. This does not mean that they are not ... are not a tea drinker, you should at least sip it. During your introductory conversations, stay away from discussing politics or the war. It is quite common for Vietnamese officials to ask your opinion on how to solve the remaining problems of US-Vietnamese relations. It is always a good idea to bru...

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... into contact with, such as skin, weapons, and leaves on trees (56-59). Boredom became a chronic problem, which is usually the case in a defensive war. Diarrhea and dysentery were extremely common. Malaria was apparent, so the men had to take bitter-tasting pills to combat the disease. The pills made the men's skin have a jaundice color and there were two men ... the same." Contact was severe when it happened. The battalion sat in the same positions it had been in April, and the sights of the landscape around them became so common that it seemed like they had been there forever. The patr...

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... strength to stand alone. Some movements were purely nationalist, of no particular political colour. Some were even elitist, representing the interests of a privileged caste. Nor were they united in their common goal, but were frequently divided into rival factions, split along political, religious, ethnic (or tribal) or special interest lines. Even after independence was achieved, the new nations were wracked by ... the "territorial integrity, political independence or security" of any of them was threatened in the Pacific, and in the event of an armed attack, each "would act to meet th...

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... strength to stand alone. Some movements were purely nationalist, of no particular political colour. Some were even elitist, representing the interests of a privileged caste. Nor were they united in their common goal, but were frequently divided into rival factions, split along political, religious, ethnic (or tribal) or special interest lines. Even after independence was achieved, the new nations were wracked by ... the "territorial integrity, political independence or security" of any of them was threatened in the Pacific, and in the event of an armed attack, each "would act to meet th...

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... widely known for stripping the ears and fingers off of every dead North Vietnamese soldier he killed. Consequently, Kubrick provides specific examples of the type of distinctive behaviour that was common among American soldiers. Finally, the film paints a perfect picture of what was known of basic training for freshly recruited soldiers. Basic training is intended to develop recruits into emotionless, disciplined ... Full Metal Jacket does a superb job of realistically portraying many historically accurate aspects of the Vietnam War. This is proven through: factual occurrences, a depict...

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... to drugs to escape the reality of the times, Dransfield lived the obtrusive 60's more energetically and analytically than most. Although Dransfield did also take drugs he was not as common as other fellow Australian's who chose to live an alternative life as he did not acquire the attitude that total ignorance to a time of hardship will make life more blissful ... not involved in there own life. As a poet of the Sixties it was probably assumed that Dransfield was on drugs even if they didn't know the bare truth. It was common knowledge that a lot of creative people took drugs in the six...

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... as their soldiers. Protests were not only made up of hippies, but also students, intellectuals, radicals, and citizens of all classes. Although there were many differences they all shared one common goal. They wanted their troops to come back home and the involvement of the United States to come to an end. The hippie culture started in San Francisco, California, and ... called LSD. LSD was an intellectual tool to explore physic "inner space" and has been known to put them in charge of their surroundings (Cavan 114). Bad LSD was so common at Woodstock that people were having bad trips an...

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... did. Opium and Heron came in 3rd place of the most used drugs. This was partly because on one wanted to be caught "nodding" during an ambush. Binges were very common during the last year of the War due to the remarkable low price and astound purity. American service men could buy a gram of 95 percent pure heron for only $2.00 ... .00 and would rarely be more than 10 percent pure. Opium was often rolled in to cigarettes and gave a similar high as heron. Opium was very addictive and was less common. However, Opium drove some Vietnam veterans to commit crimes to support their habits back in...

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... approached her commander, he scolded her for being "unduly seductive" (Coppola 35). Navy nurses lived and worked on hospital ships. The USS Repose and the USS Sanctuary were the most common. These ships sailed up and down the coast of Vietnam. They were also stationed at the bases at Danang and Cam Ranh (Marshall 4). Air Force nurses cared for the wounded ... as ulcers and hypertension. These resulted from the guilt, helplessness, depression and isolation they brought home from the war. From surveys, a significant number of women had persistent emotional problems. One common type is Pos...

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... the Hung Vuong (Ancestor Temple). On special occasions, Vietnamese Americans come to offer prayers and fruit, and to pay their respects to the ancestors they left behind in Vietnam. It's common to see full parking lots on weekends with extended families' outings. One important occasion in Little Saigon is the annual Vietnamese Tet festival, a New Year celebration and a symbol of the ... ...

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... men who were simply ahead of them in battle, or had gone out into the jungle at night to relieve themselves. Casualties caused by this kind of event were so common, the term "friendly fire" was born to describe the circumstances under which they occurred. As news of the tragedies occurring in Vietnam spread, American public opinion of the ... ...

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Known by the common person as an American defeat, the Vietnam War has scarred our country with past mistakes but necessary lessons learned. Although not technically a declared war, it was the longest conflict in ... ...

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... how he got through Officer's Candidate School, he couldn't read no darn map and a compass would confused his ass." Another man said "Calley is just gung-ho and has no common sense... because he is small he must have been pushed around all his life by bigger people. Once he got in the Army he found he had a lot of authority ... ...

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... Headquarters. After a while, Caputo goes back to being a Platoon leader, and the war involves much more action and enemy contact now. The sniper is still around, however, ambushes are more common in this stage of the war. The Viet Cong takes over and ends all hope for The United States" victory. This war proved to The United States that they were ... ...

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... later kills himself upon return the United States. Then there was Kiowa a Native American, who would wear moccasins on ambushes, always stayed cool and was everyone's friend. They all shared a common bond, that was they all wanted to stay alive, and the wish that the war had never started. The soldiers had many thought's the plagued them. Their missions were as ... ...

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... occupied with political affairs that military operations were suffering. McNamara highlighted the "Country Team" as the second major weakness and wrote that it was poorly informed and not working to a common plan. He stated flatly: "Lodge [Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to South Vietnam, 1963 ­1967] has virtually no official contact with Harkins [General Paul Harkins, first commander of Military Assistance Command ... ...

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... War. Perhaps two of the most closely related films are, "Full Metal Jacket" and "Platoon". At first glance these two films seem to have only the theme of war in common. However, both of these films deal with much more complex points than just the Vietnam War. Both of these movies show the duality of man, the removal of racial lines ... ...

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... raids In Hanoia a cease-fire agreement was reached on January 23, 1973. CONCLUSION Evidence can be examined, truths can be told, but it's still obvious that there was not one common motive shared by the countries that fought in the Vietnam War. France had only been involved to maintain its empire and control of Indochina. They pushed hard for the restoration ... ...

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... or none at all. They were either forced to lease land from the wealthy, sometimes at exorbitant rents, or to sell themselves as hired labor. Most villages also reserved some common land to be distributed to the needy on a temporary basis. All too often however, this land was also confiscated by the powerful for their own uses. Rice farming made the ... ...

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... were at two extremes. Many did go to war, but those that did not volunteered for war were hated by the masses 7 of people who were against it. Riots were common and anti-war demonstrations plagued the nation. There was no support for soldiers or the cause of the war. "Veterans returning from the war were shunned, they were yelled at ... ...

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... assist the US in Vietnam was the ANZUS treaty. This agreement is identified as a "regional defensive pact in which Australia, New Zealand, and the US agreed to act to meet a common danger in accordance with its constitutional processes". Basically if one of the three countries became involved in a conflict, it could rely on the other two for reinforcement if need be ... ...

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... independence. "In 1955, the Senate ratified the SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization), which promised that in case of aggression against its members and protocol states, the US would meet the common danger in accordance with its constitutional processes. The protocol states were: Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam."" Kennedy wanted to keep South Vietnam from having a communist government before his inauguration as President ... ...

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... soon saw large amounts of soldiers with self inflicted wounds, those that had committed suicide and suicide attempts, and lots of drug over doses (Schulzinger 279). Drug use was very common as the soldiers refused to go on patrols. Lots of platoons had parties in their bunkers and refused to fight. 3 Nixon became aware of the soldier's issues in Vietnam and ... ...

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... loses during the Tet Offensive and the U.S. embassy was over ran by the Viet Cong. This was another shock to Americans at home, and protests against the war were now a common thing. After the Tet Offensive it is said that three out of every four Americans no longer approved in Johnson's conduct of war; the American people were looking for a new ... ...

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... and South Vietnam to become separate nations, divided on the 17th parallel. This was only to last for two years. After two years the two countries would then vote on a common leader and reunite the two countries once more. This never happened. South Vietnam was afraid that a Communist leader would be chosen and the nation would be in ruins. Communist guerrillas ... ...

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