Safety During The Vietnam War - 1645 Words

Safety During Battle: Vietnam War Andy Nguyen Junior Division Individual Paper Fire, ash, cinders, and smoke. A loud noise comes from overhead. People are screaming and running in terror. A bomb has went off. This sequence of events happened multiple times during the Vietnam War. Many soldiers died, and even more citizens died. In the past, there may have not been many laws/regulations that protect citizens to prevent casualties, but everyone learns from their past. Apparently the world hasnt learned. Recent and on-going wars still have citizens, even if they are fighting, are dying.The Vietnam War was devastating, but citizens didn t deserve to die; it should be a right to be safe during the time of a war, and is should be the†¦show more content†¦In the end though, North Vietnam won by their strategy and wit, and Vietnam became a communist country. Vietnam has beautiful sceneary. The trees are green, the outdoors smell great, and the beaches are breath taking, but was it always like this? The answer is no, the green jungle, the lovely smell, the beautiful beaches used to be a hidden base headquarters, the smell of gunpowder, and the beaches used to be battlefields. But, what made this particular war stand out was the number of innocent casualties. This number was at and astounding 4,000,000, making up more than half of the war’s deaths. The Vietnam War was devastating, but citizens didn t deserve to die; it should be a right to be safe during the time of a war, and is should be the government s responsibility to keep citizens safe. Vietnam when it was first found was dominated by China. But when China went through turmoil, Vietnam rebelled and declared independence. But it was after all of the years under the ruling of China, the culture of Vietnam were very similar to China. Even the way of the politics was related. â€Å"The new Vietnamese state, ruled by an emperor, retained Chinese political institutions and values(Authentic History Center). Many entertainment purposes made from the Vietnam War were subtly reflecting off of the crisis raised by Vietnam during the time.