I need to do an interview with some1 who lived during Vietnam? THX SO MUCH!!! Can't find any1 near me?

I need ur 1st name


1. What were u doing during the period of the Vietnam War? If u were in the U.S. military, were u drafted or did u enlist? When did u serve? If u were not in the military, where were u %26amp; what did you think about the war?


2. @ the time, what did u think about the US' envolvement in Vietnam? Y did u think the US was @ war?


3. How did u feel about the draft? Were u or was any1 close to u drafted?


4. If u were serving in the military, what did u understand ur purpose 2B? How do u now view ur service in Vietnam %26amp; the reason 4 which u were sent?


5. Did ur view of the war/US change as the war unfolded? Did any personal experiences during the war years significantly shape ur views? Have ur views changed since the war ended?


6. Did u believe that Johnson %26amp; SOD MacNamara correctly analyed the situation in SE Asia %26amp; pursued the appropriate course of escalating? What do u think now?


7.What are other memories from this .?


8. Any lessons 4 US 2day do u C in the V. War?

I need to do an interview with some1 who lived during Vietnam? THX SO MUCH!!! Can't find any1 near me?
My first name is Kris, and I am a female.


I was in high school when the war started, and it ended right before I had my first child. My MOTHER served with the military. I was an 'anti-war activist' AND I wrote to 16 different soldiers (and got new ones as the old ones left Vietnam) ... I didn't support the war, but I did support the men who had been drafted and sent to fight the war.


I hated the draft. My first husband was almost drafted (he had a slight medical issue that got him out of that, but it was 'very close' and he was actually 'in the army' for two hours). I had many friends who were drafted, and many friends who either 'resisted' or moved to Canada, or deserted ... and people from both sides were 'damaged' by their experiences.


The 'point' of the Vietnam war was to keep the Communists from taking over the whole country ... which is exactly what happened in the end, after we 'pulled out' of Vietnam. I frequently wonder if they would have 'taken over' as quickly, more quickly or not at all had we not been in Vietnam to begin with ... but I know that is something I'll never have an answer to.


Yes, my 'views' have changed, but not so much 'because' of the war as 'despite it' ... because Communism eventually 'fell' in most of the world (China is now only 'titularly Communist' but with very 'capitalistic ways' in the world, and Cuba is the only 'truly communist' country, and that only because Fidel Castro was a 'dictator' who still 'holds power' there through his brother Raul.


No, I don't think that President Johnson (or Kennedy, who was president when the war was started) or MacNamara 'correctly analyzed' the situation in S.E. Asia ... but not because they 'didn't try' to ... they did it 'incorrectly' because of the 'wide difference' between the East and the West and between Capitalism and Communism.


My other memories are 'very personal' ... I was 'investigated' by the FBI at one time, but found out that the agent who was doing the investigation was STOPPED because my security rating (from my family's connections in government) was HIGHER than his.


What 'lessons' can we learn from the War in Vietnam? I don't really know ... but now that we are in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and may 'go to war' in Iran, I think that the 'lessons' haven't been learned by our government ... which is 'very sad' to me, because there are still 'people dying' in that war ... far, far fewer than we lost during 'Nam, but even a few is still 'too many' ...
Reply:Try calling your local VFW. There should be plenty of people there that would like to help you out with your research.
Reply:VFW or the Vietnam Veterans of America. Both are national, and it would appear that geographic proximity to you %26amp; your school %26amp; community are not necessary.


Also, you should check out the website for the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, they have artwork done by veterans of that war... you could pick a painting or something that you could present as a veteran's take. There's piece called "Waiting for Kissinger" that is a commentary on the negotiations that went on for so long. The link to that painting is below.
Reply:My dad was in the military at that time. He got in trouble with the law and it was either jail or fight for your country. He says his purpose was to do what they told him, no questions.He says that this world will always be in war so there will always be love ones going off to fight. As far as the memories he has, they are not things he wants to talk about or even think about.
Reply:You cant find anyone who lived during the viet nam era near you? Come on. I know kids love using chat rooms and the like as a substitute for actually doing their work, but unless you live at Chucky Cheese, you are SURROUNDED by people who lived during that era. Go do your homework.
Reply:try your local skid row

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