The Vietnam War Memorial: The Vietnam Memorial

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The Vietnam War Memorial. It is a wall containing the names of the thousands of people that have sacrificed their lives for the sake of this country and for the sake of a small country in Asia. It is a monster that many people are afraid of visiting because of the emotional impact it carries.
There are so many names. These names go on and on and on across the wall. There are over fifty-eight thousand names on this wall and every single one of them are real people, people with real families, with real dreams, and with real emotions. They are real men and women. One of these names probably contain a soldier who cried when he had to leave his crippled mother behind, or a soldier who cried holding her newborn baby and kissing it goodbye for the

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Personal Narrative: The Vietnam War Dog Memorial

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Rolling Thunder Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was without a doubt the most controversial war the United States had taken part in to that point in the nation’s relatively short history. By the time America had entered the war, the McCarthy-istic hatred of communism had begun its decline, and many Americans were left wondering why it was necessary to enter the war. The population of American soldiers fighting were also disproportionately lower-class, leading to an even more negative public view of the conflict. Finally, to stick…

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Memorial Wall Research Paper

or honoring our Vietnam Veterans? The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall has been one of controversy due to its design and structure. Maya Ying Lin, a senior at Yale University, decided to enter the contest to come up with a design for the $7million monument that was to honor our Vietnam Veterans. Many feel the design is inappropriate. My opinion is the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall is a beautiful tribute, honoring the 57,692 soldiers, who lost their lives fighting this horrible war. The design is…

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Traveling Vietnam Wall Essay

Essay Contribution for Traveling Vietnam Wall Can you imagine coming back from the war and having people booing and hating you for serving your country? That’s what it was like for many soldiers returning from Vietnam. The Vietnam War was one of the most important wars in United States history. Although we lost and many soldiers died, our country learned how important it is to respect and love our soldiers who return from fighting for the United States. The war lasted for about twenty years…

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Argument Analysis: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC is an appropriate tribute to Vietnam veterans. Designed by Maya Ying Lin an architectural senior at Yale the memorial is a long almost “v” shape that goes slightly under ground in the middle. The memorial walls are made of black granite and are lined with 57,692 names of veterans who died during the war. The New York Times were the first ones to write about this memorial and about Miss. Lin and they received a lot of controversial responses. One response…

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George Patton once said, “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” War memorials create an atmosphere of anguish and grief to those whom they affect the most. However, many could argue the harmful effects it does establish, due to the misinterpretations of its sense of celebration rather than its meaning of remembrance. A man by the name of Jan Scruggs stood for what he believed to be his urgent desire to express his issue of remembrance…

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President Kennedy's Failure Of Aggressive Action In Vietnam

Indochina War lasted for 21 years between France and VIetnam. France was forced to leave Vietnam. With the help of SEATO and President Eisenhower a new nation was created in Southern Vietnam. With the help of the Americans again, the Government of the Republic of Vietnam was created. In 1961 President Kennedy received asking for more aid in Vietnam. Many people disagreed on the issue if he should do it or not. President Kennedy settled in the middle by only sending limited aid to Vietnam. By 1963…

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VIETNAM HERO Essay

Lachica 1 Niela Lachica Mrs. Burback Advanced English 10 03 March 2015 A Vietnam War veteran : Lawrence Himmer “Once you’re alive” she’d say, “you can’t ever be dead” (O’Brien 244). The Vietnam war was a time of frustration and devastation. It changed many lives, especially those who took part in it, specifically the soldiers. Many soldiers risked and gave their lives for the country during this war but even though they are physically gone, they will never leave our hearts and minds…

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Essay on The Image as Memorial: Personal Photographs in Cultural Memory Analysis

Photographs are resting places for the Dead as well as memorials for the Living. Textbooks and museums catalogue wars through images of battlefields and military generals, governments memorialize their leaders through portraits and ornate displays of their likeness, families preserve memories through family photo albums. Photographs are an integral element of this visual society and its effort to preserve its memories. "The Image as Memorial: Personal Photographs in Cultural Memory" by Marita Sturken…

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Yusef Komunyakaa

Grief, war, survival—the list goes on and on. These topics and emotions, as well as hate, anger, lust, fear, and hurt, are some the most petulant topics in literature. In his poem, “Facing It,” Yusef Komunyakaa tells his story and experience with these emotions. The poem begins with the author reminiscing and experiencing nostalgia as he is at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial “again.” He then goes on express that he is having bad memories of past experiences. Next, skimming through the list of names…

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