Read:
Marciano The American War in Vietnam
Emailed excerpts Lembcke PTSD This will require several emails
Glorious Causes 154-166,174-183
See movie shown in class Hearts and Minds and other videos
Human Mind Not Made for War
Pulling the Rug Under Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam War and Dread of Humiliaion
Then, in a unified essay, answer the question below using all the sources uploaded below. Be critical in your writing. I dont want you to be neutral, pick a side, give examples, and express your opinion about it. One last thing, when you write about PTSD, make sure to relate sociology to psychology and express how each of them addresses and interprets this illness, and how is psychology contributing to this phenomenon in sociology. (Again this is a sociology paper, so do not put all the emphasis on psychology)
How should Americas War in Vietnam be remembered, celebrated, or condemned? How should veterans from that war as well as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan be treated? What, if anything, is owed to veterans?
