Vietnam War Today

For twenty years American was engaged in the longest and was one of the most brutal war in U.S history. The war started November 1, 1955 and ended April 30,1975. During these twenty years America changed forever and will never be the same.Today, the American lives was forever changed and the nation was divided due to this gruesome war. Before the Vietnam War officially started the U.S was more aggressive and the nations was not happy at all. The U.S was dealing with internal affairs for their actions overseas,”1970 united states bombs vietcong sites in Cambodia, students protest in United States turn violent”(U.S history). This goes to show that American was not only fighting overseas but within itself as well. The united states were more …show more content…
In the online source it states, “Today decades after the war ended, the American people remain deeply divided over the conflicts meaning. A gallup poll found that 53 percent of those survived believe that the war was “ a well intentioned mistake” while 43 percent believe it was “ fundamentally wrong and immoral”(Digital history). This is a very big situation because the nation might never be reunited again and it will forever affect the way we live our lives and fight our wars. One of the many reasons people disagreed with the war was the aftermath of it 60,000 American troops were K.I.A or P.O.W. The Vietnam war will forever cast a dark shadow above the American history. The Vietnam war was tragic but there's nothing we can do now but move on and realize its effect on how it shaped U.S history for good and bad. The effects it has on us today are the way we operate war due to the riots ,America’s nation being divided due to the drafts and lives lost, and finally how the U.S Military is now trained for many environments to prevent such large casualties.The war might have been lost and many believe that the American pride lost along with the