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In the December Issue of Atlantic Monthly John Kerry, potential democratic presidential candidate and Vietnam Veteran, shares the extensive letters and notes he kept while serving in the Navy during the War (which are soon to be published in an upcoming book by Historian, Douglas Brinkley). ... In one instance he wrote, “It was when one of your men got hit or you got hit yourself that you felt most absurd -- that was when everything had to have a meaning in order for it all to be worthwhile and inevitably Vietnam just didnt have any meaning. ... These were common sentiments of many soldiers who fought in Vietnam. ...
Vietnam was more complex than previous U. ... The idea was to prevent its spread throughout the world and what was known as the domino theory that with the "fall" of North Vietnam to Communism, all of Southeast Asia might fall, setting off a sort of Communist chain reaction. ... The essence of Vietnam was that of a cold war. ... Vietnam was truly an unconventional war. ... Sentiments about the soldiers throughout Vietnam were mixed, some saw them as liberators and others saw them as occupiers.
Approximate Word count = 895
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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