... depictions of the Vietnam War. While these movies may have some accuracy, they are based primarily on the war recounts provided by the United States news and media. In the book A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectives, author Michael Hunt stated that, "Since 1977, Hollywood has been succeeding where Washington consistently failed: namely, in selling Vietnam to ... involved. Forty percent of Americans polled just after President Johnson's decision on a major troop increase said they thought the Vietnam commitment a mistake or had no opinion.7 ...

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... military establishment chose to believe that African Americans were not smart enough to fly aircraft. To support assumptions, officials made up a report by the War College in 1925. The report stated that it was impossible for them to be officers. The report ignored the accomplishments of black military heroes. During March 1942, five African American men earned their Silver Wings at Tuskegee Army ... ...

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... this name because it was the name of her deceased brother, Robert Shurtliff Sampson. Deborah disguised herself by bounding her chest tightly with cloth and cutting her hair. She was already very tall for a woman and in her uniform she was completely concealed. To make sure no one could notice Deborah went to her mothers home and her mother could not ... was immediately hospitalized. Dr. Binney was to take care of the patient but Deborah soon slipped into a coma. After she awoke Deborah found soldiers fighting over her clothes. She was already presumed dead. With all of her strength she ...

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... , family, and the United States for extended periods of time. Some did find small ways to cope with this however. One soldier always carried a book from the states with him and read it repeatedly, claiming that the book was his "companion" during hard times of the war. Most soldiers though still felt the desire for human comfort through proximity even ... ...

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