How was it like being a civilian or a soldier in the Vietnam War? by Terence Chow

2024-04-26 19:05:43 UTC

Being a civilian or soldier was just distressing and horrifying, as soldiers had to do their mission often including citizens (Media F), and the citizens being the victims of those missions. (Media C) -Ryan

2024-04-26 19:06:53 UTC

I think life was scary and traumatizing as a citizen during the vietnam war, you could be hurt or have to leave your home due to the conditions- erin

2024-04-26 19:07:39 UTC

Being in the war meant having to be bombed daily without notice and homes and people getting radiation exposure to these new chemical products dropping. Also having to suffer through war at a small age and having to do what you can to survive.

-emily

2024-04-26 19:08:16 UTC

Skyler Martin

Life in Vietnam during the war was stressful and had soldiers and civilians paranoid. In Picture C the chief of police had a gun pointed towards what he thought was a NVA soldier even though the man was dressed like a normal civilian.

2024-04-26 19:08:32 UTC

Being a civilian in the Vietnam War means that the unexpected will always happen. It was hard for everyone because there was image of a man who was about to get shot by a police officer who looked terrified. Some soldiers probably felt bad for all the children who were involved in this mess because in the last image shown, many children were running and some of the soldiers behind them probably felt horrible about all the children affected.

Michaella Canaleja

acdelara — 2024-04-26 19:08:51 UTC

Being a civilian or solider during this time , you had to make the right choice. You would never know what to do. To kill a civilian or a fighter. A lot of innocent people were killed and being in the war was sad.

2024-04-26 19:10:25 UTC

Wendy Zhou

Civilians during the Vietnam War were constantly faced with challenges of survival. Their houses were bombed and burned, causing them to lose their place to live. In Photo E with children running away and crying shows scary and traumatizing it is to be in the middle of war.

saburrell — 2024-04-26 19:11:06 UTC

Being a civilian was horrible because like a lot of things was going on and lots of staff was happening random people used to have guns put to their head and got treated like crap and like a man setting his self on fire as a protesting it was very bad back then and um sick… like fr fr that’s some serious stuff that isn’t normal but yea that’s that . I feel like this was very messed up it makes me feel uneasy because the deeper you think about it there’s are actual humans who like are going through this stuff and it’s really sad ..

2024-04-26 19:11:41 UTC

i think that life was scary/traumatizing for both civilians and soldiers due to the war, them dying having to kill alot going on in the world. - ineya.

andavila1 — 2024-04-26 19:11:47 UTC

Being a civilian or a soldier was to kill or be killed. innocent Civilians killed by soldiers who believe they could be guerrillas. Many had to run away from their homes that have been bombed. Agent orange was exposed to many soldiers and civilians that cause birth defects

2024-04-26 19:12:42 UTC

Cecil J.

Being a civilian in Vietnam at the time of the war must have been terrifying and deadly. People villages were bombed, innocent civilians were thought to be part of the viet cong and threatened.

2024-04-26 19:13:00 UTC

During the Vietnam war it was extremely scary and dangerous for civilians as they had to go through poisonous bombings and held at gun point because they were suspected of being apart of NVA. Soldiers shared a similar experience since they couldn’t tell who was NVA -La’Niyah

2024-04-26 19:13:12 UTC

Being a civilian in the Vietnam War was scary. Houses were being bombed and many were killed for no reason. You could be a normal citizen and you could be mistaken for an NVA soldier. In photo E, many children were running away from a bomb that caused a fire.

gary

mijones4_2 — 2024-04-26 19:13:33 UTC

Life as a civilian in the Vietnam war was essentially a survival tournament. Civilians lived in fear of being massacred at random. This fear led many to have a kill or be killed mentality. This is seen in poem F, where a Vietnamese woman felt she had no choice but to attempt to take a shoot at an American soldier in order to increase her chances of survival. She failed in her attempt but it goes to show the mentality of civilians in Vietnam during the war.

jaempacis — 2024-04-26 19:14:14 UTC

Being a civilian in the Vietnam war was terrifying because civilians often had the most difficult time with being suspected of being a communist from the north as seen in photo C with a south Vietnam official pointing a gun at a civilian who is believed to be a communist spy from the north who snuck into their territory. This is relevant because the south had no idea of who the enemies were due to the guerilla tactics the north had. Therefore, random civilians were often suspected to be spies making living during the Vietnam war terrifying and hopeless because of the uncertainties of who is the enemy and who is not.

-Jay

2024-04-26 19:14:41 UTC

i feel like being a civilian & a soldier was very difficult. Sometimes you couldn’t even tell who was who & during those times it was kill or be killed. I think that being a solider was very traumatizing. Civilians and to run & leave there homes due to bombing even little kids running around naked because there scared of being burnt. it was hard to be a civilian because often you were treated as a soldier & had nowhere to run - A’niah

jengai — 2024-04-26 19:15:48 UTC

Life in Vietnam was chaotic especially being a soldier. Imagine working a regular job then abruptly being pulled out of it to defend your country's idea to become a communist or capitalist society. Often, people in the war were confused who they were up against in the Vietnam war and we can see this specifically being demonstrated in document C, when a man on the police force points their gun at a young boy. This exemplifies how confusing it was to a war in your own home country. People were constantly confused who they were up against and what their beliefs were that made the war disordered.

2024-04-30 06:34:00 UTC

Kenneth Lam

Being a solder in the Vietnam War was terrifying. It was life or death just like any other war. Those who were drafted to the war did not have a choice but to fight for their lives and for their country.

2024-05-07 04:16:43 UTC

During the Vietnam war being a civilian was a challenge because they would have to leave their homes due to bombings and soldiers harassing civilians. Children in Vietnam being involved too having to run away because they are scared. Civilians being killed because soldiers think they are Vietnamese monkey fighters or the enemy. - mel

kango4 — 2024-05-23 05:27:01 UTC

Being both a civilian and soldier during the Vietnam war is terrifying. As a civilian you could be accused of being one of the communists even if you weren't. Even if civilians claimed they weren't communists, there is still a chance that they would end up hurt or losing their home. Soldiers during this time was terrifying as well because as the times changed, these soldiers could think more humane and being forced to do terrible things to others could be a mentally damaging task. In conclusion both civilians and soldiers have hard lives and these events are not in their hands.

2024-05-30 04:46:37 UTC

Life in Vietnam during the war was traumatizing and stressful as a citizen, the daily bombing and praying to God that you'll life another day after the stressful stuff happening unexpectedly - Azure