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The Vietnam War's Unhealthy For Children

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War is very unhealthy for children and other living things. People want the world to be together and in peace. These days and in the past, the universe hasn’t been so peaceful: There has been war throughout the world and soldiers throwing nuclear bombs, or bombs in general, such as the USA throwing two nuclear bombs on Japan in August 1945. At the start of the Vietnam war, everyone that lived in Vietnam was scared including younger and older children. They all had to hide underground and make sure that no one would see them. War weapons cause fumes that are not healthy for your lungs. Soldiers shooting guns and dropping bombs cause you to breathe in the toxins of those objects. These conditions may cause Leukemia, cancer,

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