1971: 68; 1972: 16; 1973: 123

It is highly likely that I would’ve been drafted for war for any of these years, but most likely during 1972. (indeed Rachel with 16 highly likely--Dr. Hudson)

 

 

2.     Take a look at the website on Vietnam casualties and make some observation after exploring this data.

 

Observations noted include: most soldiers were killed in action, followed in a distant second by killed by accidents; most soldiers died while in South Vietnam; and, perhaps most notably, the casualty rate sharply increased as the war waged on.

1971: 245; 1972: 186; 1973: 211. In 1971, I probably would have been drafted, with my chances of being drafted going down in 1972 & going back up in 1973. Gregory--large number was safe since the draft started with 1 and went up.  Triple digits were safe.-Dr. Hudson

1.) The high casualty states (4-digit numbers) were mainly in the Great Lakes region, the majority of the South east of the Mississippi, the Mid-Atlantic region, Massachusetts, California, Washington, Texas, & Missouri.
2.) From 1966-1970, the US suffered the greatest amount of casualties, with 1968 having the most at 16899 casualties.
3.) Nearly 84% of casualties were Enlisted Men (Grades E1-E9) at 48717.
4.) Nearly 82% of casualties were caused by the enemy (Hostile deaths) at 47434.
5.) Nearly 3.5% of US casualties occurred outside of either South or North Vietnam, with 10 being in China.

Looks like if I was born in 1953 the draft in 1973 would have given me the highest likely hood of being drafted, while if I were born in 1952 the draft lottery was least likely to pick me in 1972.

   2. Take a look at the website on Vietnam casualties and make some observation after exploring this data.

The first thing that jumps out to me is the spike in deaths in 1968-1969. Also, the religion demographic (Catholics & Protestants)  which ties to the State demographic, as the Great Lakes Region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Also the obvious statistic of enlisted men being 84% of the casualties.

3.Consider the following:  Military draft, My Lai Massacre, protest and subsequent death of students at Kent State, publication of the Pentagon Papers.  Rank these in the order of importance in influencing President Nixon's conduct of the Vietnam War. [HT Skill: Considering Historical Perspective]  
   
1.My Lai Massacre 2. Military Draft 3. Pentagon papers 4. Protests and death of students at Kent State.

 2.What insight do you take away from Caputo’s epilogue and postscript? In his month the South Vietnam Army was losing the war. When he read about how the war was coming to the end in Danang, he asked to go to Saigon. He could remember Danang look like ten years earlier. It was very emotional, but feel like that had to back. The ARVN fell apart. He really wanted it end.  Even he was against the war, he feel psychological tie to it.  He remembered when he went to Vietnam ready to fight. Back then, he believed fight in the war what was his purpose. During the war, he forgot why he was there. The Vietnam War was the first war America lost.  On April 30, 1975, it was announced that the Saigon was capture by the North Vietnamese. It took nine years to write the book. The reason why it took to write because his life was so busy.  He was a foreign correspondent for Chicago Tribune. He finished the book when he was recovering gunshot wounds. When the war came cartoons came out portray the Vietnam veteran as druggies and bummers. 
3Using the 2 films related to Watergate, what stands out to you about the journalists’ investigation and the power of politicians?  In Watergate: Forty years after the scandal, the journalists wanted to know what was going on in the White House, but President Nixon told the journalist that they come into the White House. The journalist’s bosses were desperate to find out the story, but the White House did everything they could to hide the story. The journalist’s bosses wanted their reporters to do what they what had to get the story. The film points out when Watergate broke out, everyone was talking about it. The reporter started to report the story at all sides. The video said “Nobody is above the law.” The video points out that President Nixon couldn’t tape himself and still be the president. The video by American Experience said that on Aug 9, 1974, Pres. Nixon resign. The video also that he never trusted no one. Some people wanted to stayed, but others wanted him go. No one trusted him. He didn’t like to shake anyone’s hand or look anyone in the eye. He wanted to end communism. On June 17, 1972 some men broke into the headquarters of Democratic National Committee. Six days later, President Nixon met with H.R. Holderman who suggested to make the break in look like a CIA investigation so the FBI Investigation will stop.