If he didn't complete, then the Vietnam jungle would have conquered him. ... Heart of Darkness was written in the late nineteenth century and was set in a wild African jungle frontier. ... Army lieutenant sent into the jungle on a mission to locate and kill Kurtz. ... Marlow on the other hand, just had to explore what was going on deep in the jungle. ... Kurtz was the victim to the jungle he was in.   ...

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No one in Europe sided with us, they just sat back and watch our country become angry with itself that it was getting it's butt kicked in the jungles of Vietnam. ... "The president who saved your sons from being brutally slaughtered in the Vietnam jungle." ... Dropping chemicals on their jungles, turning the once lushes green foliage to a sick orange color. ...

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Made with 94% cotton these outfits quickly disintegrated in the hot and humid jungle climates. ... Much of the standard-issue equipment of US Army infantrymen proved poorly adapted to jungle and counter-insurgency warfare (Bernard 96). ... A general workhorse in wars that suited perfectly with jungle warfare, it could fly at low altitudes and speeds for small clearings or high and fast for safe soldier transportation. ... (Raskin& Fall 191) American forces in Southeast Asia operated under some strict restraints such as no being allowed to invade enemy territory in North Vietnam and for many ye...

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Fear from death in the jungle, fear for the ones at home, and fear that the ones at home might forget them. ... The problem however is, that even though the soldiers have the illusion of being in power with the superior American firepower, they are still very much at the mercy of the jungle. ... All of the soldiers have to deal with the pressure and the fear that is al around them in the jungle. ... This was the only way they could cope with the stress of the war and death lurking behind every tree in the dark jungle. ... Twenty years had gone by, but it seems as though all of his thoughts...

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During the late 1960's the U.S. got involved with the escalating threat in the country of Vietnam. Vietnam was an ocean away but people needed help and the U.S. was there to give it. Many people didn't agree with this plan of action because they thought this wasn't our war. Many people wanted the Am...

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When the soldiers are in the jungle, every one of them is able to relate to each other and understand what they are all going through. ... The jungle is a place where they are all stuck in and it kind of serves as a prison to them with no way to escape it. ...

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In the movie Platoon, The Viet Kong operated from secret bases in the jungle or marshes near the boarder of Cambodia. ... Although, we as the audience did not get a good sense of how the Vietnamese Soldiers communicated, Stone, demonstrated how ingenious they really were and how they moved throughout the jungle of Cambodia. 5. ... The enemy were North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong but you rarely viewed them except as shadowy figures in the jungle or momentarily illuminated by the light of a flare. ... Although, in the war itself the jungle was much thicker and diseases were transpirin...

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Captain Willard finds himself on a patrol boat with four other men who are escorting him deep into the jungles of Cambodia without any knowledge of the mission they are aiding. ... As the fog and smoke begins to lift, the boat is blasted with wooden arrows fired from soldiers hidden amongst the Cambodian Jungle. ... The scene is almost completely silent aside from the slow and steady, almost cardiac thumping of a bass guitar and distant jungle noises. ... As Captain Willard and his crew move deeper into the Cambodian jungle in pursuit of General Kurtz, they are forced to revert from modern tec...

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The journey into the jungle takes the viewer into the heart of the darkness, providing the viewer with the indications that we are getting deeper into the evil as we progress down the river. ... His only option before death, (which he eventually chooses) is to embellish himself in the madness of the jungle. We first see how Willard has been adapted to the life in the jungle in the opening scenes of the movie. ... "Before he goes deep into the Vietnam jungle in search of his prey, the rebel Colonel Walter E. ...

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They would track for miles through dense foliage and jungle as quietly and quickly as possible to reach their rendevous point. ... On the way back out, they were responsible for the people who couldn't move quite as quickly and efficiently through the jungle as the special forces was trained to do, so they had to sacrifice stealth for speed to get out of there as quickly as possible. ... "You could hear a buzzing through the jungle a few hundred yards out, and you would know there was a village nearby. ...

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From Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is about a US Army assassin's (Martin Sheen) mission, both a mental and physical journey, to 'terminate' a dangerously-lawless warlord and former Colonel (Marlon Brando) who rules a band of native warriors in the jungle's of Cambodia. ... He runs his own private army in the jungle in Cambodia and is worshipped as a god by a native tribe's people. ...

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The purpose of Agent Orange was to deny covering spots for enemies by defoliating trees and bushes in forest and jungle like environments, where enemies hide. In the book "Vietnam War A History" written by Karnow Stanley was talked about the Agent Orange was first sprayed into the jungle of Vietnam in 1965, and was used broadly at the height of the war (1967-1969). Agent Orange first killed the rainforest, stripping the jungle bare. ... " "It felt cool when it touched your skin after an hour all the trees in the jungle started to droop then there was nothing to eat. ...

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"The only certain thing during the Vietnam War was that nothing was certain" the war the soldiers were going into was uncertain, the country was unknown full of jungles and diseases waiting to infect, and most of them felt uncertain that the United States should even be in the war since it was a war of politics to eliminate the worlds influence of communism (Kaplan). ... They needed to be saved from the god forsaken war and country that was out to kill them with each and every step they took into the jungle. ... The feelings of uncertainty with every twelve inches in the jungle repre...

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Ford chose his shooting location in the Philippines as it closely resembled Vietnam with its similar jungle lined beaches, hot sticky climate, and the fact the he could easily transport in American equipment all while paying cheap Philippine labor cost. ... Amongst the slow pan shot of burning jungles and helicopters flying back and forth across the frame, images of a disturbed Martin Sheen appear into the mix. ... The beauty of the scene (created in part through framing by the camera, focal length, and no doubt, the use of a filter to accentuate the blue-green of the jungle) misleads us by ca...

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The friendship and kinship that grew in the jungles of Vietnam survived and lived on here in the United States. ... The friendships and bonds that formed in the jungles of Vietnam between the members of Alpha Company help them to survive on a day to day basis. ...

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The friendship and kinship that grew in the jungles of Vietnam survived and lived on here in the United States. ... The friendships and bonds that formed in the jungles of Vietnam between the members of Alpha Company help them to survive on a day to day basis. ...

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Learning of the mysterious Kurtz through first-hand accounts of his accomplishments and bizarre behavior, Marlow spends more and more time in the jungle. Due to this increasing time in the jungle, his pre-occupation with Kurtz becomes an important refuge from the brutality of the Belgians for whom he works. ...

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He would proceed to pick random locations that were to be bombed that day, and often these locations were uninhabited jungle territory with no strategic value whatsoever. ... The Vietnamese took full advantage of this and danger for U.S. soldiers could be found anywhere from the jungles to the towns with Viet Cong often posing as villagers. ... Caused by orders and fear to shoot anything moving, U.S. soldiers would often accidentally wound, or even kill, their fellow men who were simply ahead of them in battle, or had gone out into the jungle at night to relieve themselves. ...

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Once they were on the ground they spotted an enemy solider and pursued him into the jungle in the hopes of capturing him alive for interrogation. ... B-Company had moved through the jungle and contact was made with the NVA forces. ... The 2nd platoon was still cut-off from A-Company; they stayed in the jungle fighting with very little hope of returning. ...

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Guerrilla Warfare has its origins from small bands of Spanish soldiers who fought against Napoleon's French army in the Peninsular War, 1807-1814. The word "guerrilla" itself means "little war" in Spanish, which is accurate because guerrilla warfare is usually used when one of the parties in the war...

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"Homecoming", by Bruce Dawe, illustrates and recounts the tragedies of the Vietnam War in an even-tempered, but negative tone. The poem is based around the literal returning of passed soldiers in the sense that they were not appreciated. Dawe utilizes a variety of imagery and literary techniques to ...

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During the first Indochina War, the perspectives of the combatants, both French and Vietminh, differed greatly. Each side faced different obstacles and had to overcome varied setbacks and problems. The Vietminh faced serious issues, such as disease, while the French dealt with the unfriendly terra...

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The Vietnam war was fought in 1955 to 1975, and the Australian military fought in it from 1962 to 1973, and at the time, it was the longest that Australia had participated in all-out war. Just over 60,000 Australia soldiers fought in the war with 521 Australian's killed and approximately 3,000 wound...

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Some would argue that inside every human soul, lies a savage, evil side that remains hidden and repressed by society. During times of seclusion from culture, or when cultures collide, this evil side emerges. History is riddled with examples of heinous acts that have occurred when cultures collide;...

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Both Cohen and I agree that it wasn't the media that turned public opinion against the war, but the public that made the media start to report what was really going on in the jungles of Vietnam. ...

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