My personal exposure to the Vietnam War has been limited to say the least. It is a subject that is still uneasy in the minds of many people to this day. My past teachers have only given me a basic overview of the war, giving statistical and geographical information. They had never really addressed the political and moral issues make up the Vietnam War. Many of the people who fought in the war are in …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…ot glamorized on the film screen. “You cannot use words like noble, glorious and chivalrous anymore. War isn’t like that.” “Vietnam is still a very touchy issue. People are still profoundly affected by it. The passions are still high. We may not be out on the streets anymore shouting at each other, but inwardly, we are still doing the same thing.” Dale Ritterbusch Vietnam War Veteran April 2000 Gazette Close-up: Vietnam – A Generation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**