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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (c. 1954–1975) was a conflict between the divided halves of Vietnam, the communist North Vietnamese and the non-communist South Vietnam. With the Soviet Union and China supporting the North, and the South aligning with the United States and the West, the war quickly became part of the larger ongoing Cold War.
However, by the mid-1960s the U.S. military’s role in the conflict had evolved from merely an advisory/assistance one to active combat; by the end of the decade, over 500,000 U.S. military personnel were stationed in South Vietnam. Yet the war proved to be unpopular, and af ...more
However, by the mid-1960s the U.S. military’s role in the conflict had evolved from merely an advisory/assistance one to active combat; by the end of the decade, over 500,000 U.S. military personnel were stationed in South Vietnam. Yet the war proved to be unpopular, and af ...more
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Among those dazzled by the Administration team was Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. After attending his first Cabinet meeting he went back to his mentor Sam Rayburn and told him with great enthusiasm how extraordinary they were, each brighter than the next, and that the smartest of them all was that fellow with the Stacomb on his hair from the Ford Motor Company, McNamara. “Well, Lyndon,” Mister Sam answered, “you may be right and they may be every bit as intelligent as you say, but I’d feel a who
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― The Best and the Brightest
― The Best and the Brightest
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The brave men and women, who serve their country and as a result, live constantly with the war inside them, exist in a world of chaos. But the turmoil they experience isn’t who they are; the PTSD invades their minds and bodies.
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― Death's Revenge
― Death's Revenge
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