Genetic damage in New Zealand Vietnam War veterans : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Genetics at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete SCE results for all participants System requirement Microsoft ExcelFrom July 1965 until May 1971, New Zealand Defence Force Personnel fought in the Vietnam War. During this time the United States military forces sprayed more than 76,500,000 litres of phenoxylic herbicides over parts of Southern Vietnam and Laos. The most common herbicide sprayed was known as 'Agent Orange'. All of the Agent Orange sprayed during the Vietnam War was contaminated with 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorobenzo-para-dioxin (known simply as TCDD), a known human carcinogen. Since returning to New Zealand more than 30 years ago, New Zealand Vietnam War veterans have expressed concern about the numerous health problems experienced by both themselves and their children. New Zealand Vietnam War veterans attribute these health problems to exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. This study aimed to ascertain whether or not New Zealand Vietnam War veterans have incurred genetic damage as a result of service in Vietnam. The Sister Chromatid Exchange assay (SCE) is a very sensitive and widely applied assay used to detect genetic damage induced by an environmental agent or clastogen. In the current study a group of New Zealand Vietnam War veterans and a control group were compared using an SCE analysis in order to determine if genetic damage had been sustained by the Vietnam War veterans. All participants were screened to reduce the possible influence of factors that could severely impact on findings and to eliminate any bias in the SCE results. The results from the SCE study show a highly significant difference between the mean of the experimental group and the mean of the control group (p < 0.001). This result indicates that New Zealand Vietnam War veterans have sustained genetic damage; this damage can be attributed to service in Vietnam (possibly as a result of exposure to Agent Orange). This result is strong and indicates that further scientific research on New Zealand Vietnam War veterans is required

Vietnam: A War with Two Fronts

The Vietnam War is viewed by many historians as a turning point in American war memory. Never before had there been such an outstanding opposition to a military endeavor by the United States\u27 own citizens, government officials, soldiers, and veterans. Drawing from the first hand accounts of PFC Steven Warner and the work of numerous historians, this paper offers an examination into the ways in which some high profile events of the Vietnam War (such as the Cambodia Campaign and the Kent State Shootings) created an environment that negatively impacted United States soldiers and veterans of the Vietnam War

MS-234: Richard Buchter ’54 Papers

This collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, Vietnamese leaflets relating to the Psychological Operations of the Vietnam War, other military-related documents, and Vietnamese paraphernalia Buchter gathered during his service as the Base Operations Officer in Da Nang during the Vietnam War. Possible research interests lie in the Vietnam War, specifically PSYOPs and the Air Force. Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More information about our collections can be found on our website https://www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/collections/.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/findingaidsall/1199/thumbnail.jp

Social Impacts of Popular Culture During the Vietnam War

In this paper, I will argue that popular culture is imperative to a population overcoming and learning from a time of economical, political, and social turmoil. Focusing on the Vietnam War, I will demonstrate how common it is for people to rely on popular culture for hope and education during times of crises and it is often that music, movies, or artwork are those outlets. By dissecting the messages of other popular songs recorded during the Vietnam War while also examining books like The Vietnam War and American Music written by David James and Songs of the Vietnam Conflict by James Perone, I deliver evidence on the importance of popular culture when it is needed most. In addition, I use the films produced depicting the war to demonstrate the ways pop culture can serve as a learning tool after a crisis

\u3ci\u3eBody Counts: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refugees\u3c/i\u3e Book Review

In this book review of Body Counts: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refugees, the author reviews the concept of “militarized refugee,” explores “memory” as a research framework, and attempts to connect the author’s memory to the memory of the author of the book. The paper is inspired by her own curiosity about the lives of her father and uncles who were directly involved in the Vietnam War, as well as her experience with the lack of relevancy in the history curriculum throughout her K-12 education

Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War (Book Review) by Bruce Dancis

Review of Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War by Bruce Danci

Looking into the way the Vietnamese Media discussed the September Terrorist Attacks in America

This study examines the way the Vietnamese mainstream and unpublished media used the Vietnam War experiences to discuss the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in America. Examination of 30 issues of The People newspaper showed that the mainstream media did not directly use the Vietnam War experiences to discuss the September terrorist attacks. Few articles directly mentioned or referred to the Vietnam War experiences. Examination of 80 threads of discussion from two Vietnamese websites showed that the Vietnamese unpublished media used the Vietnam War experiences more directly to discuss the September attacks. Three specific ways were recognized: (1) to compare the attacks and the new war of America with the Vietnam War and justify the new war using experiences about the involvement of the U.S. in the Vietnam War (2) to make fun of America using experiences of the Vietnam War and the American culture, and (3) to implicitly refer to the Vietnam War while discussing the attacks and the new war

A Divided Generation: How Anti-Vietnam War Student Activists Overcame Internal and External Divisions to End the War in Vietnam

Far too often, student protest movements and organizations of the 1960s and 1970s are treated as monolithic in their ideologies, goals, and membership. This paper dives into the many divides within groups like Students for a Democratic Society and Young Americans for Freedom during their heyday in the Vietnam War Era. Based on original primary source research on the “Radical Pamphlets Collection” in Musselman Library Special Collections, Gettysburg College, this study shows how these various student activist groups both overcame these differences and were torn apart by them. The paper concludes with a discussion about what made the Vietnam War Era the prime time for student activism and what factors have prevented mass student protest since then

The Ethics of the Vietnam War

Although the Vietnam Conflict was not conducted in an entirely ethical manner, the war provided a tangible example of the extent of Kennan’s containment theory and its effect on the United States in the twentieth century

The historical and cultural meanings of American music lyrics from the Vietnam War.

This dissertation analyzes song lyrics written in the United States during the country’s involvement in the Vietnam War (1945-1975) by using social, historical, political, philosophical, and cultural criticisms. The majority of this dissertation focuses on Anti-Vietnam War protest lyrics, but neutral and pro-Vietnam War stances are also recognized. This work aims to primarily discuss music written in the United States during the Vietnam War era, but does recognize greater spheres of social protest against the war that occurred abroad. This dissertation asserts that the Anti-Vietnam War movement was on to something – an ideology that war was not the answer, and that, given a chance, peace could work. The Anti-Vietnam War movement brought the United States to a previously unseen cultural crossroads, yet those against the Vietnam War were ultimately unable to pronounce the movement as victorious. The horrors of war in Vietnam – depicted in this dissertation through Vietnam Veterans’ memoirs as well as through literary, philosophical and multi-media historical artifacts – and the angry cries against it – seen through historical and philosophical artifacts along with song lyrics from the era – present a portrait of the United States of America in a state of crisis. By combining a close reading of song lyrics with history, literature, philosophy, and other art forms of the era, we can ultimately see that the United States’ decision to enter the Vietnam War was a choice, but the option chosen was incorrect according to many American voices