Doughboys, The Great War, and the Remaking of America pages 132 – 205
The end of Doughboys mostly discusses the unequal treatment of the soldiers and the soldier generals. The soldier generals received more benefits during and after the war than the soldiers. This upset...
View ArticleThe Wages of War Chapters 16 – 18
In these chapters of the Wages of War, there is discussion about the government deciding that they need to help out the sick and wounded veterans. However, they are unable to because they do not have...
View ArticleDoing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic pages 171 – 217 and 284 – 299
In these two sections of Doing Battle, Paul Fussell talks about his experiences post-war. He comes back from being hospitalized, due to a battle wound to his leg, and goes directly into his last year...
View ArticleThe Greatest Generation Comes Home pg. 38 – 89
This section predominantly talks about the lack of medical service supplied to the veterans, the introduction of government-funded education for veterans and the veteran’s reintegration into society....
View ArticleMovie Discussion Questions
What do you believe are the similarities between the veterans coming home from World War 2 and the veterans coming home from Iraq? What do you believe are the differences between the veterans coming...
View ArticleBorn on the Fourth of July Chapters 4 to the End
From chapter 4 onwards until the end of the book, Kovic mostly talks about his life after coming back from Vietnam. He describes how being reintegrated back into society is extremely difficult for him...
View ArticleWages of War Chapters 23 to 27
These five chapters from the Wages of War essentially talk about the aftermath of World War 2 soldiers. As part of promotion of the war and to let citizens know what was going on in Vietnam, footage of...
View ArticleRemembering War the American Way
This reading focuses on the time after the Korean War and the Cold War. Sometime after the Korean War ended, the government made the decision to bring back the bodies of Soldiers in groups from the...
View ArticleMeda Brendall, Wendy Wamsley and Jeanne Holm
Meda Brendall was a civilian who worked in a shipyard as a welder. Her son served in the Korean War as a military infantry corporal. Wendy Wamsley and Jeanne Holm both served in different wars. Wendy...
View ArticlePost 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act and Washington Post Articles
The post 9/11 Veterans educational assistance act of 2008 included the expansion of educational benefits to veterans who have served since September 11, 2001. The act includes full funding for a public...
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