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Wounded American soldier being treated by a doctor in their squad (Navy).

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The topic of friendship is used deeply when each member of the squad was first introduced since friendship is the reason why each significant character in the book trusts each other throughout scenes involving fighting or disagreement. An example in the book would be, "The next day in the West Indian store I heard two teenagers saying that the kid has died. Brew came in and put his radio on. He had cupcakes and tossed me one and Walowick one" (Myers 69). This quote was shown when Perry had been feeling bad for a dead North Vietnamese soldier due to the fact that American News reporters were all over the dead soldier and making them look like a bad guy. During the time, Walowick and Brew, soldiers fighting with Perry at the time, tried to cheer Perry up after seeing his distress. This shows the significance of friendship due to the members' emotional care for each other during rough times such as the example above.

To further continue with the usage of friendship, Walter Dean Myers shows friendship from the soldiers in other ways. An example in the book would be, "'Okay, you guys are all invited to the wedding I'll plan it so that the wedding will be after the last guy in the squad leaves Nam' 'How about me?' Johnson asked. 'you inviting me, too?' 'Yeah, all of us'" (Myers 169-170). During this time in the book, Monaco, a member of the squad, proposes to his girlfriend via letter in hopes of having a wedding. Monaco then invites each of his friends in which are the members of the squad to the future wedding. This shows sympathy for each member of the squad due to the fact that they plan to meet each other in the future after the war. This would support the usage of friendship because Monaco decided to keep his friends during the war as friends in the future hoping for the best for all of them and that each member would show up.

Another quote in the book supporting friendship would be, "Lieutenant Gearhart got Johnson away from Seargent Dongan and started pushing him towards the HQ hooch. Peewee told Johnson that is anything funky went down that he could count on him. 'You can count on me, too,' I said. I meant it, too" (Myers 244). During this part in the book, Johnson, a member of the squad, had a disagreement with a new Seargent (Dongan) due to him making irrational decisions because of his racism. Perry and the rest of the squad cared more about each other rather than listening to a soldier with higher authority. Peewee and Perry specifically say in this quote that they will be on Johnsons side rather than Dongans side no matter what. This agrees with the usage of friendship because it shows what limits each person would do for each other. As for Perry and Peewee, they will risk their rank/status in the military to stick with each other's agreements.

There are many more quotes in the book, showing the usage of friendship; friendship contains many connections to how the book plays out which is further discussed in the next segment.

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Soldiers Carrying Out Their Wounded Buddies After a M-33 Grenade Booby Trap Was Set off in Their Position (Wounded).

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Soldier Crossing Land Bridges (Vietnam).

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Friendship plays a major role and connects to the story of Fallen Angels. Friendship, which was said in the last segment, is to be used throughout the book in many ways, as the usage of friendships plays a role on how the story plays out throughout the book. This connection would be from how the soldiers were helping each other out throught the war to how decisions made in the past affected the story further on. The first example of the connection of friendship would be, "Peewee looked at me and smiled. 'Yo, you remember that brother wanted to mingle with our blood and stuff?' 'Yeah?' 'Maybe we could do that \t stuff with some spit or something,' Peewee said. He spit on his hald and help it up. I spit on mine and we exchanged fives. It felt good" (Myers 24). In this part of the Book, Perry, and Peewee were on their way to Vietnam to fight. Peewee sees trust in Perry and wants to be friends with him to not feel alone in war, which was the start of their friendship. This part of the book is a very impactful moment towards the story since Perry and Peewee were the closest out of every member of the squad. Perry and Peewee's friendship stayed strong throughout the whole book and affected eventful scenes such as them sticking with each other while running away from the Vietnamese soldiers.

Further enhancing the connection of Friendship, another important quote in the book would be, "Lieutenant Carroll's death was close. It hung around our shoulders and filled the spaces between us. Lieutenant Carroll had sat with us, had been afraid with us, had worried about us. Now he was dead" (Myers 129). During this part of the book, Perry and the rest of the squad had fled from a Vietnamese attack. Lieutenant Carroll was worried for the squad at the time and put himself forward for his members of the squad since they were struggling to escape. Lieutenant Carrol's death was a significant event in the book, along with it being very similar to how friendship connects to the book since Lieutenant Carroll showed sympathy towards the squad and saw potential in each member during his time in the book, in which led his decision to sacrifice himself for the safety of his team. This relates to the connection friendship due to the fact that the squad cared more for each other than themselves in which brings them to keep each other safe during patrols or any kind of attack on the Vietnamese.

Another significant quote in the book would be, "I looked around for a stick or something he could use as a crutch. I didn't see anything. My mind wasn't working anyway. Nothing made sense. I looked at Peewee to see how he was doing. He was looking at me through the oldest eyes I had ever seen. 'Gey my neck!' He threw his arm around my neck and I pulled him to his feet. We started off again" (Myers 294). During this time in the book, Perry and Peewee were running away from Vietnamese soldiers until Peewee was shot. Perry, not caring about anything else, helped Peewee up in order to get Peewee and himself to safety. This relates to the connection of friendship since Perry gave up everything in order to help Peewee out when running away from the Vietnamese, which affects the story by Peewee being alive due to Perrys' actions and how he cared for his friend

In conclusion, the connection of friendship creates major involvement in the story and affects how the story plays out; with many other quotes signifying the connection of friendship in the book.

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An American prisoner of war (POW) is reunited with his family after being released (POWs).

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U.S. Army forces from the 101st Airborne Division, known as the “Screaming Eagles,” disembark at a landing zone in the A Shau Valley in May 1969 (Screaming)

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Factual information involving Friendship during the Vietnam War.

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Factual information involving Friendship during the Vietnam War.

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Letters transporting to homes from Vietnam: During the Vietnam War, American soldiers would send letters to loved ones in case any unfortunate events happened on the battlefield. Most of the soldiers sending these letters would be in the age range of 18-35, which was the common age to fight in the military. Most letters to family and friends was about how the experience was in Vietnam, and also marriage proposals in hopes of getting married after the war. This shows facts about friendships because it shows the soldiers' sympathy for those they had left behind before heading onto the battlefield; giving many stories about their time during war or how they were thinking of a flashback in the past. Also, most soldiers would send letters a lot to their girlfriends or family in case it was the last time they would be able to talk to them.

Controversy after the Vietnam War: The Vietnam War was arguably the most controversial war America currently faced. The Vietnam War involved lots of unnecessary deaths of south Vietnamese who were killed by North Vietnamese and sometimes American soldiers by accident. Unlike the soldiers coming back from the Vietnam War, Soldiers were honored by everyone in the United States and were given parades to celebrate their success and return. The American Soldiers coming back from the Vietnam War experienced a very controversial time due to what all of the news was stating about the war. Lots of citizens also hated American soldiers coming back from Vietnam due to the unnecessary amount of killing involved, creating a form of separation between the soldiers and society. This connects to friendship due to the fact that lots of people had a bad look at the American soldiers and separated them from themselves. This separation would affect how family members and friends from America thought of the person fighting in the war which would cause controversy.

American Soldier's Friendship with South Vietnamese Civilians: American soldiers had a very close bond with the South Vietnamese, whom they were fighting for. American soldiers would bring gifts and food to the civilians at certain villages in hopes of gaining their trust. The South Vietnamese, in return, would help the Americans with duties such as clothes cleaning, food making, cleaning barracks and offices, and also constructed military structures in hopes of fending off the North Vietnamese, known as the "Viet Cong" (VC).

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U.S. Marines splash ashore at Da Nang, where their mission was to protect the major air base in South Vietnam (U.S).

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U.S. Marines fire into the rubble of a South Vietnamese village believed to be Viet Cong headquarters, 1965 (U.S).

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American Soldiers After the War and what they had in common after.

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American Soldiers After the War and what they had in common after.

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Reuniting with friends from the Vietnam War: Lots of veterans from the Vietnam War would eventually reunite after the war which could be immediately, years, or even decades. This could be from coincidence or events such as invitation to marriages, or funerals. This was also briefly shown in the book, Fallen Angels, showing how Monaco, a member of the squad, invited his friends to his wedding after the war and when everyone gets back. This leaves the possibility for soldiers to become friends after the war which was most likely the case since the citizens of America disgraced the Soldiers in which led them to be closer.

Marriage after the Vietnam War: The war in Vietnam was less significant regarding marriage due to the ages of the soldiers being 18-35; many soldiers were unmarried during and after the war. Comparing soldiers from the Vietnam War to soldiers in World War 2, the soldiers in World War 2 had the requirements capable of being married which was their age. While soldiers from the Vietnam War were much younger and faced a lot of controversy from the actions happening in the war. Divorce rates were also at 30% during 1967, which was close to the end of the war, and when soldiers were coming back after being injured. but the rates of marriage ranged from 23% of the total amount of soldiers fighting in the war.

Shared PTSD from soldiers: Soldiers fighting in the war shared the same PTSD afterward due to the killing of other soldiers and the death of victims such as civilians caught in the crossfire, babies, elderly women, and combatants whom they fought with. All of this makes a veteran soldier more prone to PTSD when fighting in the Vietnam War compared to an average American citizen. Keeping in mind most Veterans coming back from the Vietnam War suffered some form of PTSD and had higher chances of suicide.