On the way from the Korean War Memorial, we went to see the
Vietnam War Memorial. This was the least liked war because many Americans died,
and many hadn’t wanted to go to war in the first place. This was the first war
filmed on the television, so people finally saw what war really was like. They
saw women and children killed, and they saw Americans do terrible things that
they didn’t want to do. Many of the soldiers were conscripts, people forced to
go to war by the government, and also very young. We also stopped to see the
nurse memorial dedicated to all the nurses who helped with the war effort.
Those of us who had loved ones pass paid their respects, and those of us who
didn’t looked on in silence.
-Tucker
Francis J. Muraco's name on the Vietnam War Memorial
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