For example, O'Brien indicates that among the people who went to war, were cowards like Lavender, a scared man who carried "tranquilizers until the day when he was shot in the head outside the village of Than Khe in Mid- April" (O'Brien 6). ... In 'Ghost Soldiers,' O'Brien recalls that he was shot twice in Vietnam and managed to cheat death. ...
Americans were lavished with comfort foods and facilities, at a peak there were over 150 baseball courts, 70 swimming pools and 40 ice-cream plants, cigarettes and bear were also airdropped mid-siege. ... A VC captive being shot in the head by a US general was seen by over 20 million people on TV which led to widespread disgust as well as the destruction of the ancient city of Hue which people felt was unnecessary. ... In May 1970, four students were shot dead by the National Guard at Kent state University after they had been in anti-war rallies. ...
In the mid- '60s, thanks to the advancement of science and technology, the modern media such as televisions had broadcast news, images to every American family. ... A bullet went through Sandra Scheuer's throat as she was walking to class.3 The university was closed immediately and the city of Keny was placed under a 5:00 curfew with all entrances to the city blocked off.4 There are so many different descriptions of shooting circumstances, but one thing for sure is that none of the students who were shot dead stood less than 100 meters away from the Guardsmen. ...
Before President Kennedy came into office, a U-2 plane was shot down in the Soviet Union while spying on the Soviet Union, thus cutting all Diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and the United States. ... Malcolm was killed by a pair of point blank range shots to the chest. ... As the motorcade approached an underpass, two shots were fired in rapid succession. ... Ninety minutes after Kennedy was fatally shot, Vice president Johnson was sworn in as president on Air Force One. ... "On November 24, a Dallas Man, Jack Ruby, shot and killed Oswald before there was a chance to put him on trial."...