... the war. To this day, the Vietnam War is considered one of the most controversial events in American History. "The war on the US home front provoked deepening bitterness and still remains hugely controversial. Social, cultural, and political fissures that opened or widened in the course of the Vietnam ... as ˜the most faceless foe in our history. "18 The thick jungle terrain also gave the Vietcong the upper hand. They had the home field advantage and support from the local people. The chaotic combat style created difficulty for the reporters to identify clear progress of the war. As .....

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... . Many nurses felt if they could withstand the tests of the war, they could handle any of their responsibilities or trying situations back home. Perhaps this applies to most of the American women who joined the military who entered the Army Nursing Corps, a program that financed ... in the Vietnam War developed a camaraderie that allowed them to survive even the worst situations. Many developed friendships and shared their stories of home with each other. The lived together, ate together, celebrated holidays, and often wept together when the emotional strain of the war began to ... rec...

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... asked if she could be his cabin boy. This was laughed at because Deborah was a female and the woman's place was not in war but at home. Also Bathsheba, Deborah's Grandmother told her many stories of female heroism. "Deborah's grandmother, the spirited Bathsheba, was very close to her daughter Deborah, often ... 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 recognize her. After that Deborah proceeded on to a local fortuneteller who said, "I can see you are truly an h...

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... U.S Army. "Congratulations, be all you can be," said the Army recruiter as I shook his hand after I was sworn into the services. I felt a surge of pride and dignity that day, riding home from MEP station. That was two years ago, when I was still a high school senior. Two months after I graduated, "God damn you privates, get the hell down and beat your face ... September 11 and the War with Iraq have drowned me with a sense of reality; that in this world and age, war still happens and people do suffer. Since my return home in February last year, I realized how lucky I am to have not been...

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... change the national view of African Americans. This reached its high point during WWII. At this time the African American community organized around the concept of a double victory-victory at home, as well as victory abroad. African American soldiers would be dying for a country that had always treated them badly. Other black Americans showed resentment also, but they also felt that ... gave the Medal of Honor on seven black men. These awards were another achievement in the long struggle for Double V. These soldiers fought and died for victory abroad and, at home the victory had taken e...

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... did not get to see their families until the war ended or they were injured severely enough to be escorted stateside. It did bother soldiers that they were away from home, 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 ... ...

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