The War in Vietnam – A Story in Photographs

1. This article describes the war in Vietnam. Because during this war, American military gave the press unpredcedented freedom to report every details about the war, so the war in Vietnam has been described as the war America watched from their living rooms. During the war, the press took huge number of pictures about the conflict of the war, these pictures now located at the National Archives. They are provided to who want to know more about this war. These military photographers were not only to document the war, but also to capture images for the historical record. These precious records the tough situation, the soldiers most of them are teenagers, they suffered heavy guns, the heavy packs, the combat zones. Those things they shouldn’t suffered  at their ages. So these pictures can remind us history which has significant meaning to us. These photographers coverd many kinds of people, such as support personnel, medical units, and entertainers.

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In this picture, several soldiers sit together, it is dusk, maybe they just end one day’s war. The man sits in the center is playing guitar, others seem lost in his music. The war may last a so long time, these soldiers are missing their families when they heard about this sorrow music, they may have old parents, young children and wives are waiting for them at home. They didn’t see them for a long time. They have to leave them an d fight for their county. What they did are all for their county. In the war, they may get hurt, they may sacrify their life. But they don’t afraid of these things, what make them scared is can’ see their family any more. So that is the reason why they heard the music, they are gloomy.

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I was moved when I saw this picture. One soldier was fall in a hole, other soldiers are struggling to pull him out. It didn’t strength enough to pull him out just by one person, so they pull him one by one, and have many directions. If I was the soldier in the hole, I may cry. I think I was so lucky to have these buddies.

The war in Vietnam must be tough, everyone are tired every day. Many people get hurt and died every day. So soldiers should support each other, encourage each other. In the combat zones, they are each other’s family. They should have faith they will win this war soon.

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In this picture, a nurse was squat beside a sleeping soldier. This soldier got hurt in the war. He must have pain in his wound. But we can see he is sleeping peacefully. It can tell how hard work the nurse are. In the war, people will think the soldiers are the most important role. I can’t deny it. But what I want to say is nurse is also another important role. They cure the wounded personnel day and day. They are angles in white.

3. My react:

When I saw these pictures, I fell shocked and moved. The war is tough, but the soldiers and nurse are positive. They did their job good and scarify a lot for their country.

No one will like war, but when it happened we should do what we can do to end it. These pictures are not only record the history, but also remind people they should remember the sorrow the war bringing. To remind people they should not have war any more.

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