The toxic chemical was used to eliminate ground cover during the Vietnam War. ... During the Vietnam War, 11.2 million gallons of Agent Orange were used throughout Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Approximately 2.6 million United States soldiers served in South Vietnam and nearby areas during the war. ... Through out the Vietnam War soldiers were beginning to complain of severe medical problems. ... Agent Orange has been a nightmare for the former soldiers of what was a terrible and meaningless war....

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The toxic chemical was used a defoliant to destroy crops and eliminate ground cover during the Vietnam War. ... During the Vietnam War, 11.2 million gallons of Agent Orange were used as defoliants throughout Vietnam and Southeast Asia. (Online, lewispublishing, Mar 27. 1999) Approximately 2.6 million United States soldiers served in South Vietnam and nearby areas during the war. ... Through out the Vietnam War soldiers were beginning to complain of severe medical problems. ... (Bender + Dudley, The Vietnam War 157) The most common illnesses were the different types of cancer. ...

• Word Count: 968
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The toxic chemical was used a defoliant to destroy crops and eliminate ground cover during the Vietnam War. ... During the Vietnam War, 11.2 million gallons of Agent Orange were used as defoliants throughout Vietnam and Southeast Asia. (Online, lewispublishing, Mar 27. 1999) Approximately 2.6 million United States soldiers served in South Vietnam and nearby areas during the war. ... Through out the Vietnam War soldiers were beginning to complain of severe medical problems. ... (Bender + Dudley, The Vietnam War 157) The most common illnesses were the different types of cancer. ...

• Word Count: 1000
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Relate his feelings from the beginning to the end of his tour of duty. ... This book showed me that the Vietnam War was a horrible and questionable war. ... This book showed me what the Vietnam War could do to a person. ... The Vietnam War screwed up soldiers" heads and it was not even for a worthwhile cause. ... The Vietnam War should never have even occurred. ...

• Word Count: 994
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• Grade Level: High School

However, Willard is an obvious wreck from the very beginning of the film. The opening scenes are an internal monologue where he confesses his own imbalances as a result of prolonged tours in Vietnam. ... The film clearly depicts Coppola's opposition to the Vietnam War and deprives the viewer of the forced introspection the novel creates. ... In Apocalypse Now, Willard is a United States Army Special Forces operative assigned to go up the Nung river from Vietnam into Cambodia in order to terminate Kurtz by way of a top-secret mission. ...

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Black Hawk Down In the beginning of this movie, Black Hawk Down ¸ United States Marines and Army Rangers are sent into a marketplace in Mogadishu, Somalia, on a mission that was suppose to take thirty minutes. ... But after some difficulties and not being able to accomplish what they were suppose to before being spotted by Somali militia, they were there for a total of fifteen hours involved in the longest battle involving American troops since the Vietnam War. ... It was the best war film I think I have ever seen. The only war film that even compares is Saving Private Ryan. ...

• Word Count: 598
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School