Vietnam
To this day the Vietnam War remains an unhealed wound in the hearts of many Americans. ... Vietnam has been physically changed by the war; an old map was just a ghost of something before. ... American measured its success in Vietnam by how many enemies were killed and areas destroyed. Herr explains how Vietnam was different things to different people, with everybody trying to find their place. The friendships and bonds that the soldiers developed while in Vietnam helped them survive not only during the war but even today as they are dealing with their lives in the U.