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Jimmy Cross Vietnam War Analysis

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I have thoroughly enjoyed the book so far, and found it and extremely interesting read. It has made me think what i would do if I was in Jimmy Cross’s position, of being drafted into the Vietnam War. Would I ditch the draft and go up to Canada? Or if I did accept the draft, what would I carry? Well, the answer to the first question, of me going up to Canada to ditch the draft, would be yes. I personally do not support the Vietnam War, and I think we shouldn’t have gotten involved in Vietnam’s civil war; even if the U.S.S.R was supporting them. I also believe i couldn’t handle the stress of being in battle, if I did accept the draft. Which leads me to my next question, of what would I carry? Among the things I would carry, apart from the

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