What are some songs related to the vietnam war?
i need some songs for glass related to the vietnam war becuase we are reading the things they carried. i was wondering if Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son would be a song related to the vietnam war? please help
How did the Vietnam War change the American Dream?
What is the America dream? To come to America and make a better life for yourself and your family. To give your children a better opportunity then they could have had in the old country. Vietnam didn't do a damn thing to the American dream. We are overwhelmed with immigrants that are so anxious to come to America seeking the American Dream they can't even wait for a proper visa to get here. Immigrants keep the America dream alive. Those of us born and raised here take it for granted. As long as there are people that look at America as a land of opportunity the American dream is alive and well.
What other books should I read if I liked Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried?
Matterhorn is an amazing novel set during the Vietnam war and narrated from a young marine's perspective. Here's a review by Sebastian Junger, whose non-fiction account of the war in Afghanistan (called War) is also worth reading. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/0...
Veterans, a few questions about war movies?
Which films have you seen that show the most REALISTIC depiction of war and combat (visual/sound effects, plot, characterization, etc...)? How about the LEAST realistic? In general, do you believe that war movies effect you in different ways than they effect someone who has never served in the military? How about with regard to movies set in eras in which you actually served (for example, "Platoon" if you are Vietnam War Veteran, "Three Kings" if you are a Gulf War Veteran, etc...)? Thanks!
How and where do soldiers defecate during combat?
How and where do soldiers defecate during combat?Depends a lot on the soldier, and the circumstance.First, consider that during an active operation (especially when bullets are flying), most soldiers will have adrenal glands dumping huge amounts of epinephrine into their blood stream. There are lots of things that happen to a person’s body with a heavy dose of endogenous catecholamines coursing through them, and one of those is that it shifts blood flow mostly away from the GI tract. It also significantly reduces gastric motility, reducing the urge (or sometimes, possibility) of defecating. It can also have a temporary laxative effect, especially if the soldier’s body is near the point of needing to defecate, as the body’s response to a massive epi dump can be to … er, dump … the bowels and bladder.For us in tanks, we had a couple of options. One is to use an empty ammo can, and go in that. That is the least preferred option. During Operation Desert Sabre, I took one that I remember, and it was while we were in a set-security posture for B Troop while they were refueling. After I notified my crew that I needed to go, I hopped off the back of the tank, dug a hole with my boot heel, did my business, covered it up, and got back on the tank. Off we went!When not actively engaged, the circumstance will dictate the options. Obviously, any unit in a stationary position has at least the option to do just like I did. The longer a unit expects to stay, the more likely they are to set up latrine facilities.But, like so many other things, it depends.Thanks for the A2A!