Oral+History+Report+Reflection


 * Topic-** Vietnam War
 * Interview Subject-** My Uncle, Bill Jaques

I had always heard about the Vietnam war, but I never actually knew the deails of it. After this interview with my uncle, i was given insight on the Vietnam War from the perspective of someone who had close, personal ties to the war (his brother Mark was fighting in Vietnam). Reading about how their was quite a bit of unrest in the US at the time and many protests were happening, it was intresting to have a first hand account. Also, his perspective on the war was different. He didn't really support the war, but he refused to protest because his brother was fighting in Vietnam and he thought that would be disrespectful towards him and his men.

The war impacted every type of person in the US. It didn't matter if you had a personal tie to the war, you were impacted by it. Also, it seemed that you were either with the war, or against it. At the time, it didn't seem that you could have no preference, even though many did. The Vietnam War really only directly impacted my uncle when his brother was there, but it impacted his brother and his mom even more. The Vietnam War was marked with protest, and encouragement. It was one of, if not, the most controversial war to date.