Vietnam: Legacies
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The Legacies of Vietnam (case sensitive) Reflections Lee Teter Reflections used with the kind permission of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 172 Source
Vietnam: The Home Front
The Draft One of the most contentious issues in a contentious war Could we have fought the war without a draft?
The Draft The First Draft Lottery December 1, 1969 Washington, DC Determined order of draft for 1970 Young men 19 to 26 years old
The Draft The draft ended in 1973 The registration requirement was suspended in 1975 but was reinstated in 1980 in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Peace Movement Nuclear Disarmament + =
On the other hand …
Woodstock August 1969 Officially “The Woodstock Music & Art Fair
Woodstock August 1969 Unofficially: The biggest rave / love-in / anti-war protest in US history An estimated 300, ,000 attended over three days
On the other hand … (Disclaimer: I wasn’t there!)
The Home Front Sing Along Music of Vietnam
The Vietnam Song Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag Country Joe and the Fish Woodstock, 1969
Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag (2:52) Come on all of you big strong men Uncle Sam needs your help again he's got himself in a terrible jam way down yonder in Viet Nam put down your books and pick up a gun we're gonna have a whole lotta fun Country Joe and the Fish
Chorus And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for Don't ask me I don't give a damn, My next stop is Viet Nam And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates It ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die
We Gotta Get Out of This Place YouTube (3:27)
We Gotta Get Out of This Place In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due, I know. Watch my daddy in bed a dyin' Watch his hair been turnin' gray He's been workin' and slavin' his life away. Oh Yes, I know He's been workin' so hard And I been workin' too, baby. Every night and day Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (3:31) ( 1:30 )
Chorus We gotta get out of this place! If it's the last thing we ever do... We gotta get out of this place, Girl, there's a better life... for me and you
On the other hand … Ballad of the Green Beret YouTube 2:46 SSgt Barry Sadler
McNamara on Vietnam (5:26) Robert McNamara (2002)
What went wrong in Vietnam? Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it. -- George Santyana ( ), 1905
HISTORIOGRAPHY Traditional: We should never have gotten involved Revisionist: We did the right thing for the right reasons
Tom Pilsch Web Site: The Vietnam War A FAC’s-Eye View
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THE Exam Thursday December 12th 2:50 – 5:40 IC 219
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