However, these men were never informed the terror they would have to endure during their time in Vietnam. The power of the enemy is underestimated, and the sanity of the soldiers can’t maintain forever. The My Lai Massacre, that is shown in source D, was a result of American soldiers “butchering” the village of My Lai. The Viet Cong are able to hide in plain sight, the soldiers came into the town to kill every citizen, in hopes they would kill some Viet Cong Members. The defendant is morally uncomfortable with the idea of killing an enemy soldier, and the idea of murdering citizens is more than the mind can fathom. The Vietnam war was not only a fight at home and abroad, but between the individual soldiers; morals versus orders. Those who have chosen to not conform to society, such as the defendant, do not deserve punishment. The defendant has followed and fought by his rights, demonstrated his intentions in a peaceful protest, and stuck by his moral
However, these men were never informed the terror they would have to endure during their time in Vietnam. The power of the enemy is underestimated, and the sanity of the soldiers can’t maintain forever. The My Lai Massacre, that is shown in source D, was a result of American soldiers “butchering” the village of My Lai. The Viet Cong are able to hide in plain sight, the soldiers came into the town to kill every citizen, in hopes they would kill some Viet Cong Members. The defendant is morally uncomfortable with the idea of killing an enemy soldier, and the idea of murdering citizens is more than the mind can fathom. The Vietnam war was not only a fight at home and abroad, but between the individual soldiers; morals versus orders. Those who have chosen to not conform to society, such as the defendant, do not deserve punishment. The defendant has followed and fought by his rights, demonstrated his intentions in a peaceful protest, and stuck by his moral