Introduction-Dear+Reader

Dear Reader, Welcome to my wiki! This is a Multi Genre Research Project I've been working on the past month or so. I've decided to study the Vietnam War for my project. This is a topic that is very personal to me. This is personal to me because my father served in Vietnam as a medic. I didn't know a lot about the war my dad served in and truthfully, I didn't really care up until this point. This was a war that I feel has it's importance overshadowed by World War II and the War in Afghanistan that is going on now. The Vietnam War was one of the most complex wars for the United States and also changed the way we see warfare today. From what most envision as warfare is rows of men marching onto an open field and having the two opposing sides exchange fire.Vietnam wasn't like this. Vietnam was a war on the North Vietnamese and Pol Pot's guerrilla forces. These were battle that took places in jungles and rainforests that were fought with not only strength, but with devious traps and tactics. In this Multi Genre Research Project you will read my original pieces about The Vietnam War. You with also see Process Journal which will show you how I wrote the pieces you will read. These pieces include a narrative that brings you into the world of squad 56b as viewed by Alex Hawthorne, a poem about the bond soldiers make with one another. You will also see a poster that I created about why you should support the Troops in Vietnam, and a newspaper Article on who was Pol Pot. Happy reading.

Creator, Ian O'Neil