Do Not Turn Your Back On The Fighter Analysis

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Elizabeth Valencia Valencia 1 Patricia Benolich WRT 102.87 7 May 2008 Do Not Turn Your Back on the Fighter In 1975, when the Vietnam War soldiers came home, anti-war peace movement participants were accused of being both unpatriotic and anti-solider (Coy, Patrick). This incident in American history displays how American citizens can react to a war that had no purpose. But did those soldiers, returning from a long twelve years of combat deserve that treatment? Can it be assumed that the soldiers, now over in Iraq will soon deal with the same situation as the Vietnam soldiers did? I believe no such treatment of anti-solider movements should be taken into action. As Americans, we should stand beside the solider in the fight not the purpose for his fight. My view is that…show more content…
However, why can’t everyone in our great nation follow in the footsteps of those families who have someone out in Iraq fighting? This issue becoming a significant reason why the soldiers deserve American support. These men and women do not get the appropriate recognition that they should receive, they do not get the appropriate support from their very own government who initiated the war, and they are risking their lives; mentally and physically to protect the citizens of America. So where is that ribbon? Where is that support? Where is that American comradery that each citizen should have and hold onto and not turn their back from? We all need to realize that they were once citizens just like you and I and if we were put in their situation we would expect the same, unified, support as well. One is never born into the person they are today, so no one should banish the soldiers because of the choices that they make in their lives. So, the next time you are out there driving along and you see a yellow ribbon, go out there and support (Decker, Ashley). Though you may question the war and its purpose, never question the fighter who is out there fighting for

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