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What was the life like being a mother of a conscripted soldier in the Vietnam war?
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For most, probably worry. Many parents refused to watch television anymore, seeing their son's body being dragged onto a hovering helicopter would have been the last straw.
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Why people in the uswere divided about the Vietnam War?
Approximately 40,000 men a month were being conscripted into the US military; most of the riots were because of the draft.
Were young men conscripted into the army during the Vietnam War?
Yes. If by conscripted, you mean drafted. The draft effectively populated the ranks of the US Military during this war. The draft of the period was by lottery drawing, and there were conditions that young men could use to avoid being drafted. You can read more, below.
Why did college enrollment rise during the Vietnam war?
A way of getting out of being conscripted into the Vietnam war, was if you were already studying in a University/College etc. So people were more reluctant to sign up for 'college', rather than be forced to join the armed forces.
What is another phrase for being drafted?
enrolled, recruited, enlisted, conscripted
Another word for being drafted in the army?
enrolled, recruited, enlisted, conscripted
What is the theme of The Hero by Siegfried Sassoon?
conflict - it is a grieving mother receiving a letter after her son has been blown to bits in the war. He was not an honourable soldier, he was cowardly. The mother sees her 'glorious boy' being a soldier to thank, for protecting the country but the officers do not agree.
What was it like to be a black soldier in the Vietnam War?
This was the era of the Martin Luther King civil rights movement. It over-flowed into Vietnam, for obvious reasons: Black men, as well as other races, were being drafted to fight what many Black GI's in Vietnam referred to as the, "White Man's War."
Who was the last soldier to die in Vietnam?
US soldier as in US Army? Or US soldier being a generic term for any member of the US military? Because according to the President Ford administration, the last US fighting men killed in the Vietnam War weren't "Soldiers" at all...but United States Marines! Mayaquez incident May 1975.
Vietnam draft process?
Being drafted (conscripted) into the military during the Vietnam War.
How you feel being conscripted into the army in Singapore?
I feel like a mother frocking idiot. Disrupting two years of education to serve conscription to protect the 40.7% of foreigner in the population of Singapore that's taking up my job. I had it with this country already!
How could a soldier be deferred from the draft during the Vietnam War?
You meant "man" being deferred from the draft. If he's already a "soldier" he's already in the army. How to avoid the draft? Stay in college, carry 18 units, maintain a 2.0 average, and you don't have to serve your country!
Who does the Tomb of the Unknow Soldier memorialize?
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorializes all of the soldiers who have died in battle without their bodies being identified. These soldiers are from all branches of the military, and all conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
