WWII vs. Vietnam war, Two wars that have changed the world that we live in. Both wars were similar but different at the same time. WWII was a slightly more popular war than Vietnam because the generation that fought in WWII is coined the name "The Greatest Generation" overcoming facism and genocide. While Vietnam war was arugued a war that America should never have foughten in.
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughter house five. Compares and contrasts the two wars. Some Americans will consider that WWII is a far more popular war than Vietnam. While Vonnegut will aruge that they are some what equal.
I agree that WWII was a far more popular war in the fact that more people were behind WWII in terms of pride. But I don't agree that the wars are close to equal. WWII was a war that changed the world vastly, it abolished facism. Many memorable battles are from WWII including battle of the bulge, and Battle of Iwo Jima. It is true that Vietnam has very little memorable battles I believe because of this it makes it a unpopular war.
Two weeks ago I sprained my MCL in my knee. I did it playing Lacrosse, what else do I do. Spraining my knee has been a major set back for me. It is my first major injury. I'm the person that's always on the go too, so it affects me a lot. 3-4 times a week I'm working out, the rest of the week I'm playing lacrosse. Lacrosse has been my life ever since age 7. I fell in love with the game the first time I scored a goal. Ever since then I've spent unbelieveable hours shooting trying to perfect my shot both left handed and right handed. During the Summer break not only did I play in 3 lacrosse leagues but everyday I spent close to 8 hours a day outside shooting at my lacrosse net in the back yard. Shooting side arm, overhand, backhand, on the run, with both hands, one hand, you name it I'll try to do it. I can't even tell you how many lacrosse balls I've been through, the number is close to the hundreds.
So this injury was and still is a major setback. I had a MRI done to check the status of my knee and the doctor said it is only a light sprain on my MCL. It has only been two weeks since the injury but it feels more like a lifetime. I have refrained from any playing on it. Although I do have a brace for it I do not want to risk any further injury. I've taken the advice of friends of the family by not playing on it until it is fully heald. I remember one of my friends saying "you don't want to mess up your knees they have to carry you the rest of your life". So I am taking zero risk of reinjuring again. I am going to physical therapy this week to hopefully shorten the recovery time. I hope it all works out for the best. Since I can't play lacrosse or workout I don't feel like myself.
"The Secret Letter From Iraq" tells the highlights of one marines life during the Iraq war. It is filled with grotesque memories and recollections. I feel that this letter that this marine wrote is something that occurs in all marines thoughts. The harsh moments in combat, where friends are being shot. He also points out the flaws with the United States and how they run the military. How a soldier goes into holes seeking to diffuse bombs is paid less than a garbage man in New York City. I believe that this is not right.
This letter also relates to the novel Slaughterhouse Five, in many ways they are similar in how they are told. In both stories the narrators depict the grewsome memories of warlike actions, their feelings of how it has affected them and changed their thinking. In chapter 1 of Slaughterhouse Five author Vonnegut has many troubles with writing a true war story it takes him nearly two years to write this novel only after he writes this novel after many years the war is over. The difficulties of writing a true war story for both of these men is that many readers do not believe many of the horrific events that the authors encountered. So the authors try not to put grewsome events in their novels or letters. However I have read that in "The Things They Carried" much of the normal actions that happen during war are usually false while the harsh descriptive events are mostly true. It takes the normal events in order to believe the brutal war situations.
To read "The Secret Letter From Iraq" go to time.com
