"I'm against these demonstrations, all of them that are against United States policies. I feel this is my government and I have to be for it." |
"Our country's leaders have decided on a course of action and we should support them." |
"Starting in 1961, when I was eleven, the Vietnam War had become a major part of our family's dinner discussions. I read a lot about it and I heard speakers talk about it and I made up my mind. I opposed our involvement in Vietnam because it was a war." However, ongoing civil rights movements and the rising casualties of American soldiers led to nationwide protests against the war, especially in college campuses, and many refused to enlist.
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Safer's watershed report from Cam Ne. Source: cbsnews.com Aug. 5, 1965 - Click to Play.
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Walter Cronkite announcing body counts - 1965. Source: C-SPAN.org - Click to Play.
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