A Rumor Of War
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The Vietnam War was a war that caused sadness to almost all lives that it touched. The soldiers were taught to kill. American soldiers were given incentives, like extra beer and free time to bring back the bodies of their enemy, the Viet Cong. Caputo, the author of , saw all this first hand. Fr ....
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.... kill innocent civilians. When Caputo gave the orders to kill Le Du and Le Dung, I don’t think that he knew that were not Viet Cong. During war, innocent people are killed all the time in trying to win the fight. I do not understand how action is only taken on selective occasions. I am sure that many innocent women and children are killed when bombs are dropped unexpectedly, I do not see how this is any different. The sole aim of this war was to kill Viet Cong. I think that it would be ....
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