War is always full of hardships and struggle. Unfortunately, the world has been full of wars throughout history and millions of people have sacrificed their lives in them. Throughout U.S. history, many honorable soldiers risked or lost their lives for the freedom of their nation and hundreds of thousands of soldiers continue to put their lives at risk. One of the most tumultuous wars that American soldiers fought in was the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War took place between 1955 and 1975. It was fought between the communist Vietnamese South, the Viet Cong, and the anti-communist North also know as the People’s Army of Vietnam. Both sides were fighting to reunite the country but wanted to rule with opposing the ideologies. The United States got involved in the war with the goal of preventing the communist side from taking over. The war was not a popular one for the American people and there were many protests against the War. Before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, he stated that he was not interested in getting involved in the war. After The President died, President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in and he turned his focus toward the war and he said about the U.S. involvement, “The battle against communism…must be joined…with strength and determination.”
58,220 American soldiers died fighting for the freedom of the Vietnamese people. However, back in the U.S., many people were against the war effort. While many soldiers died in the war, it was also a time of turmoil for the citizens of Vietnam. Their lives were turned upside down as they were living in a war zone and many innocent civilians died in the midst of the battle. For one Vietnamese woman, the war changed her life forever. The woman gave birth to a illegitimate child that she never thought she would see again. Why was her son taken away from her and would the two ever reunite?
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While the Vietnam War was raging, one Vietnamese woman was experiencing her own personal issues as a result of the war. The woman’s name is Thuy-Nga Thi and during the war, she fell in love with an American who was serving in the war effort. He was charming and handsome and the two began to develop a relationship, which Thuy-Nga’s father was not happy about.
