Drug Addiction In The Vietnam War

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Their Escape from the War The Vietnam War was a difficult time for soldiers and the people on the home front. The soldiers were experiencing a completely different type of war, guerilla warfare. It was complete chaos and there were no organized battles or anyway to get a good attack on the Vietnamese soldiers, or the Vietcong as they were called. The soldiers were having to do unethical things and go against their will by killing these people. Sometimes even children and women had to be killed or at least threatened to get information out of them. Nobody could be trust and the soldiers were on edge their entire tour. This killing with little success caused the people at home to become frustrated and riot against the war. “A Gallup poll showed only 35 percent of the population approved of …show more content…

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