•  TheVietnamWarwasalong,brutalstruggleforAmericansoldiers.Theycouldnottellfriendfromenemy,theyfoughtaguerrillawar,andhadtoavoidsniper=ire,landmines,andboobytraps.

•  Manysoldierssawtheirbuddieskilledanddidnotunderstandwhytheywere=ighting10,000milesfromhome.Americansoldiershadtocarry60poundpacksthrough10foottallelephantgrassorthrough=loodedricepaddies.

•  Thehadto=ighttheenemyandfoughtleeches,fever,andjunglerot(skindisease).Becausesomanymendied,soldiermoralewaslowanditincreasedsoldierracialtension.

•  TheVietCong(N.V.)didnothavesophisticatedequipmentliketheU.S.troops,sotheyusedguerrillawarfare.

•  TheVietCongwouldsetalandmineandwhenaU.S.soldierwaswounded,theVietCongwouldwaitonotherU.S.soldierstoaidtheinjuredmanandwouldthenopen=ireonthegroupofU.S.soldiers.

•  TheVietCongusuallyfoughtinsmallgroupsusingsabotageandsneakattacks.TheVietCongrarelyattackedU.S.soldiersheadon.

•  BecausetheU.S.militarycouldnottellfriendfromenemy,manyVietnamesecivilianswerekilled.

•  TheU.S.usedsaturationbombing(droppingthousandsoftonsofexplosivesoveralargearea)todestroyNorthVietnamesebridgesandroads.

•  TheU.S.usedAgentOrangetoburnthejungleto=indVietConghidingplaces.AgentOrangealsokilledcropsandledtohealthproblemsinhumansandlivestock.

•  TheU.S.alsousedNapalm,whichburneduncontrollably.Napalmstucktopeople’sbodiessearingtheir=lesh.

•  InMarch1968,theMyLaiMassacrewilltakeplaceinaSouthVietnamesevillage.TheU.S.militarywastoldthat250VietCongwereinthevillage.

•  TheU.S.troopsroundedupthevillage=indingonlywomen,children,andoldmen.LieutenantCalleygavetheordertokillallprisoners.Over100Vietnamesewerekilled.

•  ThestoryshockedAmericansbackhomeandshowedthattheU.S.couldnotendthewarsoonenough.