Support of the War and the Resistance

Support of the War and the Resistance

Green Berets

Most famous special forces in VietnamTheir mission was to wage guerrilla warfare

and to get behind enemy lines.Could be hardened killersAlso spent time helping villagers with

medical needsVietcong did not like the Green Beret --

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Barry Sadler -- Patriotismhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4-tOqL

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Living Room War – why was it called this?

Credibility GapWhat Johnson was saying and what the

reports were reporting were not matching – became known as the “Credibility Gap”It gave the anti war protesters more leverage

Opposition to the war1965, a large number of anti-war activists

demonstrated by burning their draft cards.Congress responded by making the penalty

for burning a draft card five years in prison and a $5000 fine.

Students conducted sit-ins at universities

1967 over 125,000 peace demonstrators marched to the United Nations. Later in 1967, over 75,000 marched to the Pentagon to protest the war.

Young people created chaos an numerous draft boards by breaking in to destroy draft files, flooding them with applications for conscientious objector status, ignoring draft notices, and refusing service.

In 1968 a poll revealed that twenty to thirty percent of college students, if drafted, would “seriously contemplate” refusing service

John Lennon – Give Peace a Chance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-NRriHlLUk

YouTube - US Army Recruitment Ad (2006) - 'Army Strong'