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WAR HISTORY By: Xavier Grenier

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VOL. 1000000000000 | JANUARY 1968

Vietnam War

DANGEROUS WEAPONS Some of the most dangerous weapons used in the Vietnam war

STRESS IN VIETNAM How much stress did soldiers get in VietnamÂ

THE HIGH DEATH RATE How high was the death rate in the war

Vietnam War Map of the Vietnam War

Boom, Ahhh, bang, bang. These are the sounds that many of the Vietnam soldiers would hear every night and day. The Vietnam War was a challenging time for US soldiers because of the Stress, the high rate of death and the weapons that were used.

A stressed out soldier

Stress Stress was a big factor in the Vietnam War and affected many of the the US soldiers. Many Soldiers had a dangerous amount of stress in this war. As said by History, “About 500,000 soldiers had post-traumatic stress

Another stressed soldier

disorder, and rates of divorce, suicide, alcoholism and drug addiction were markedly higher among veterans.” Many of those 500,000 soldiers were American. This stress is one reason The Vietnam War was a challenging time for US soldiers. This stress led to many deaths

HIGH RATE OF DEATH

Number of Americans soldiers dead every year of the war

Americans Mourning the dead

The high rate of death for U.S. soldiers influenced many people and families. As said by Wikipedia, “By war's end, 58,220 American soldiers had been killed, more than 150,000 had been wounded, and at least 21,000 had been permanently disabled.” Also, according to Prospects, “In Vietnam, the figure was one death for every 58 who deployed.” This is a higher death rate than World War 1 and World War 2 which was around 1 death for every 40 soldiers deployed! That is why the high death rate showed how The Vietnam War was a challenging time for US soldiers.Another reason for such a high death rate was because of the dangerous weapons and vehicles that were used.

WEAPONS

From humongous tanks to fast

The U.S. used Agent Orange

flying jets, The weapons and

which is a mixture of the

that were used in the Vietnam

chemical defoliants to take

war affected the U.S. soldiers

down the forests that the North

extremely. According to

Vietnamese and Viet Cong

History’s WEAPONS OF THE

troops might use. The U.S. also

VIETNAM WAR, “From air power

used Agent Orange on all of the

to infantry to chemicals, the

crops that North Vietnamese

weapons used in the Vietnam

and Viet Cong troops might be

War were more devastating

able to use for food.

than those of any previous conflict."

B-52 Bomber

M-48 tank

As said in History’s AGENT ORANGE, “It was later revealed to cause serious health issues– including tumors, birth defects, rashes, psychological symptoms, and cancer–among returning U.S. servicemen and their families as That is why the weapons that were used showed how The Vietnam War was a challenging time for US soldiers. These weapons were a big part of why there was such a high death rate. The Vietnam War was an extremely challenging war for the Soldiers of the U.S., but this didn’t stop many of America’s citizens from going. These are the reasons why The Vietnam War was a challenging time for US soldiers.

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well as among the Vietnamese population.”

Did you know that During World War II, there were reportedly 40 days of combat in 4 years while during Vietnam war, there were 240 days of combat in 1 year on average.

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