Suicide of Vietnam Veterans The deaths that were experienced in Vietnam due to Agent Orange and other jungle diseases have become well known by the general public. However, it is suicide that has resulted in the deaths of over 150,000 Vietnam soldiers during and after the war. An enormous amount of suicides resulted from what most people call “protecting our country”. The Vietnam War brought more than fifty-eight thousand deaths and is to some one of the darkest battles in United States history. If not killed during the war, many believe any Vietnam veteran would return home great and proud.
Instead of being treated as returning heroes, they were hated and spat on. By the early 1980s, the situation was not much better. The majority of Vietnam veterans were suffering from physical injuries sustained during the war or emotional and mental trauma from killing, seeing friends killed, and nearly being killed. As a result, many could not maintain steady jobs and often became part of America’s homeless population. The Vietnam Memorial reflects the veterans’ circumstances in the stone’s darkness.
Vietnam War Carrie E. Christ (McManus) DeVry University Contemporary History Professor Jones Fall 2013 Vietnam War Thesis The Vietnam War is significant to American History because the United States participated in this war, as allies, with South Vietnamese, against North Vietnam and their southern allies, the Viet Cong. This war began because of a dispute that began in 1954, and was the cause of over three million deaths, half of which were Vietnamese civilians, and included the deaths of 58,000 Americans (A&E History). American citizens, divided on their thoughts in regards to support of this war, did not give the respect, nor honor to the veterans that they deserved, many of them shamed. The government, whom gave resolution to enact the war, did not provide support for the wounded veterans, and many suffered physical, emotional, as well as psychological injuries. Many Vietnam Veterans still suffer today because of this war; many whom have never spoke about it since returning to America.
Xxxxx Xxxxx Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxx HST221-E1 7 April 2009 In Country (1989) Vietnam Myths It’s difficult to have a discussion about the Vietnam War without invoking statistics. The fact that it was our longest military conflict and almost 60,000 Americans died there is common knowledge. The four to six million Vietnamese and Laotian deaths are not as well known. Unfortunately, other bits of common knowledge are erroneous and have even solidified into damaging myths: most American soldiers were addicted to drugs, guilt-ridden about their role in the war, and are a danger to society. In reality, according to Harris, there was and is no difference in drug use between Vietnam Veterans (VV) and civilians, the vast majority are proud of their service (most would even serve again knowing what they know now) and most importantly, VV have for the most part, made a successful transitions back into society and are less likely to be in prison (1980).
After the Black Saturday bushfires, many people died and many properties were destroyed, causing grief to the owners, friends and family of them. The money to repair the damage was a big problem because of the bushfire’s immediate wreckage, and the survivors ran out of money before they could even finish the houses, and with the add-on of fireproofing this raised the cost to rebuild. What were the environmental impacts from the Black Saturday Bushfires? The environmental impact from the Black Saturday bushfires was the biggest impact, as more than a million animal wildlife injuries and deaths would tally more than 1 million. There was 1 specific wildlife, the Lead beater’s Possum, which only had one habitat, and unfortunately was part of the Black Saturday bushfires, which puts that animal on the list of “threat of extinction.” http://youtu.be/EmG5kQBsOpg Black Saturday- Inside the firestorm ABC1 Video about what happened inside the firestorm.
More than 2300 Australian nurses went overseas to help out, and that had a major effect on Australia, with so many nurses overseas, there were less nurses to help other sick people back at home. These nurses would have seen some of the most horrific things, some really bad injuries. It would have been a very hard job, seeing people in such a state, blown to bits and they were expected to stay calm and treat it as best they could. They saw so many people die in there and it would have been heart breaking. But it wasn’t just the soldiers that were dying in the war too, around 25 nurses died whilst over there.
Impact of The Vietnam War on American Culture The Vietnam War was a tragic event that took place in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The war lasted nearly 20 years and brought an impact on the American culture. The hippie movement was part of the impact the Vietnam War caused; and the movement was very powerful. People involved in the hippie movement began to change the typical American culture, and in turn, began reshaping the culture to what they felt was best. The hippie movement was very influential to the American music and art culture.
Many of the men who served in the war came back injured, and could not find employment. Some soldiers died while serving their country, thus leaving widows and their children to fend for themselves. Countries involved with the war were left to pay for the damages caused by the war, which caused inflation rates to rise, and poverty to increase. As a result of these difficult times, art was used to revolt against the culture and values which existed, with the intent to subvert and undermine those values. On the website Visual-Arts-Cork.com (Data Art Movement: History, Charicteristics, Artists), it is mentioned that Dada used outrageous tactics to attack the established traditions of art, and it used exhibitions of absurdist art deliberately designed to scandalize and shock both the authorities and the general public.
Does Divorce Hurt Parents? Divorce rates have risen over the past few decades. Although it appears to be the best solution for a dysfunctional marriage, divorce is a highly painful and stressful event for both parents and children, who get hurt during this process. For a couple, a breakup represents a loss. Not only do parents lose their shared dreams and hopes for the future, but they also risk losing their children.
Tue Dinh Tran Eng101 – Wyman Final Essay March 15th, 2011 Road Traffic Accident in Vietnam In the world, nowadays, there are many factors that threaten the peaceful lives of human beings such as the HIV/AIDS killed millions of people in Africa; cancer and malaria took away the lives of millions people all over the world. Other factors are disasters like the earthquake and the tsunami hit Japan and killed thousands of people in March 2011. These factors are somehow unpredictable and unavoidable; they just happen and suddenly take your life away. However, in Vietnam, there is a factor that is totally caused by human and can be avoided by human, but it killed more people than any other accidents, diseases or disasters. It is road traffic accident.