Analyze The Role Of The Veterans In The 1950s And 1960s

Understanding Veterans activities

Did you know there is estimated to be less than 850,000 Vietnam Veterans alive today. During the 1950s and 1960s the United states were picking wars to stop communism. After, the Vietnamese fought for their independence and won, the country later than split up to north and south Vietnam. The north was considered Communist and the south was Non-communist. Richard, Berling, former Vietnam Soldier enlisted in the navy will be talking about the experiences during the war. In remembering World War II Veterans, it is important to consider how they were taught, how they changed the war, and how they managed their time during the war.

Schooling makes an influence to veterans and others because of how one can think

When looking into the action, there are many positions to it, there is not just 1 role that everybody takes. Roles such as soldier, medic, transporter all impacted this war so much, then many women's coming to join the force of the war, CGC articles wrote “They went as volunteers, so that meant that they would not be paid. They wanted to help out the troops the best they could, if they could not be in combat. Women had seen work in WWII as nurses, communications operators, and even service pilots. In the Vietnam War era, Women could become a part of the WAVEs (Navy), WASPs (Air Force), or WACs (Army)” (Vietnam women Veterans). Women developed into a big part of this war because of their labor and courage to help. There were many men as well performing their jobs, for example, going back to Berling, When asked about his position, Berling replied, “And they basically cut it right out of the jungle. I mean, where our harbor was, where the boats came in, that was all jungle at one time, and they had dredged all that out. So when I got there, they were still in the process of finishing that up. But my job was to make sure that the perimeter on the river was secured.” (Berling). This may seem like a very simple job, but any oversights could cost them the war or many lives and is very essential that these soldiers are always doing their jobs correctly because this impacts the war so much.

In the history of war, often stories tell about war talking about how important time can affect the outcome of the war. In an interview with Berling, Berling was asked about his activities, he reacted with “So I worked the third shift at Hoffman, which was from 9:30 to 7:00 in the morning, and then I would jump in my car, and I would go over to the school, and I would be there until 2:00 in the afternoon. I would come home and sleep until 7:30-8:00, I would have supper, and I’d be at work at 9:30. And I did that for a year and a half. I mean, that’s what you did.” (Berling). When coming back from the war Berling talks about his schedule and how he made time for what he needed to do during the day and did not set any free time. When talking about leisure activities, NCpedia stated “Soldiers were prolific letter writers and wrote at every opportunity. It was the only way for them to communicate with loved ones and inform the home folks of their condition and where they were.” (Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1876). This shows how much time really involved in the war and how little time they had during this war, also shows how much they were still thinking about their