History - 1112 Notes on Vietnam War American Involvement US Involvement

Moral and stuff lower than anytime ever in history
1965-1971: desterttions +468%
1971: 100/7 deserters/17 awol/20 frequent pot smokers/10 frequent heroine users
veitnams veterans against the war
"Operatioin dewey canyon III," the war at home
Steps of nation capital. Dewey canyon was secret invasion of cambodia was code name.
John kerry
Was very active in organizing
Winter soldier investigation, detroit MI(janurary-feburary 1971)
This is were some soldiers testify to war crimes court. Forcing the public and governement to take notice.
Veterans, the anti-war movement
"Spitting"
Little evidence that this ever happened. Urban myth. No film evidence of this ever occuring. Anti-war movement thought that veterans were natural allies of there movement since they had experience in this area..
The campus anti-war movement
Students for a democratic society (SDS)
Port huron statement (1962)
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