The proud young military men believed that the Viet Cong could be swiftly conquered only to come to awareness these guerrillas were a deadly, persistent enemy who were willing to sustain continual casualties, while the U.S. government became just as responsible for inflicting tremendous casualties physically and morally during the war. ... The men could not look anywhere without seeing dust, whirling dust inside tents, thick dust that stuck to everything it came into contact with, such as skin, weapons, and leaves on trees (56-59). ... The Viet Cong exploit the Vietnamese children by hav...

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