The Vietnam War

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This paper looks at the cost - both financially and in human lives - of the Vietnam War from America's perspective. The paper begins by providing information on the major battles of the war, including the Tet Offensive and the siege of Khe Sanh. Other issues covered in the paper include the protesters, the prisoners-of-war and the atrocities committed during the war by the American forces on Vietnamese civilians. Finally, the paper looks at the withdrawing of American troops from Vietnam in a process known as "Vietnamization".

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"When the US pulled out in 1973, only 591 POWs came home. There were still over 2000 MIAs who were never accounted for. "Both the Nixon administration and the Vietnamese government insisted that all living POW/MIAs had been returned" (Editors). Efforts to find missing MIAs have continued ever since the war ended. There have been reports of Americans still alive in Laos and Cambodia, and Congress has looked into the problem twice since the war ended, and concluded there was no evidence to show that American service members had been left behind in Southeast Asia. However, the missing men have never been accounted for, and many relatives and loved ones still believe there are men alive, somewhere in Vietnam or the surrounding areas (Editors)."

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