Invigorated audiences defined their ideas of combat by watching films that glorified heroic soldiers. ... However, a film can be an excellent movie in spite of its use of myths and inaccuracies about the war and the soldiers. ... The film begins with reporters asking a group of green berets questions that enable the soldiers to explain why America must fight in Vietnam. ... By opening the movie with a moral confrontation between the soldiers and a cynical reporter, Wayne shows his focus on drama. ... In a sense, the film is undermined because its efforts to oversimplify a very complicated situ...

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Originally, young British soldiers had enlisted for the war with enthusiasm. ... Soldiers could spent days in the front line facing artillery fire and machine guns. ... Three hundred and six British and commonwealth soldiers were executed this way. In contrast, Germany only executed 25 of its soldiers and America executed none.... "Shell-shocked soldiers lacked "fiber"(Real 105). ...

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American soldiers who were disciplined by their commanders retaliated against them. ... Lots of soldiers became very depressed and feared that they would never be able to leave Vietnam. ... Drug use was very common as the soldiers refused to go on patrols. ... This showed that the soldiers would need much more training. ... Soldiers were growing very afraid of all Vietnamese and thinking that even civilians were the enemy. ...

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What is often not emphasized when talking about the peace movements of the 60's and 70's is the negative effect they had on the soldiers fighting overseas. ... Movies such as "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon", or "Forrest Gump", are all considered good depictions of the Vietnam War. ... The next two years would unsettle the entire country as well as the Johnson administration, but most importantly, the soldiers on the front line.8 With this resentment began the peace movements within society. ... The motivation for the soldiers to fight for peace in Vietnam quickly weakened as a result of ...

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" (Hopkins, pg. 49) Although there were good intentions from the Americans, it was not the right or legal decision to get involved especially before elections in two years. ... " (Hopkins, pg. 31) It is clear why he seemed like a good candidate to lead South Vietnam and ensure that they didn't fall under a communist government. ...

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Australia at Vietnam War In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. The means by which they sought to achieve these goals ranged from peaceful negotiation to armed insurre...

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