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As many people have mentioned, I was shocked by the conditions in the VA Hospital. As terrible as the treatment from the staff at the hospital was, what really surprised me, was that no one ever had any family visit them. Ron's brother makes a lame excuse about it when Ron returns home, but his parents never even try. Long Island is not that far away from Brooklyn. Did the military only allow prostitutes and drug dealers to visit soldiers in hospital? Born on the Fourth of July also provided clear insight into the mind of the American military before and during the early stages of the Vietnam War. When the Marines are talking to the high schoolers, they talk about how the United States has never lost a war and never will. Later, when Ron is watching the news with his father, a news reporter asks an American officer how they are going to fight the Viet Cong and NVA. He responds with disdain, "I think that anything that lives in a cave can be weeded out." These scenes show the superiority and invincibility that many Americans felt. - Michael G. | As many people have mentioned, I was shocked by the conditions in the VA Hospital. As terrible as the treatment from the staff at the hospital was, what really surprised me, was that no one ever had any family visit them. Ron's brother makes a lame excuse about it when Ron returns home, but his parents never even try. Long Island is not that far away from Brooklyn. Did the military only allow prostitutes and drug dealers to visit soldiers in hospital? Born on the Fourth of July also provided clear insight into the mind of the American military before and during the early stages of the Vietnam War. When the Marines are talking to the high schoolers, they talk about how the United States has never lost a war and never will. Later, when Ron is watching the news with his father, a news reporter asks an American officer how they are going to fight the Viet Cong and NVA. He responds with disdain, "I think that anything that lives in a cave can be weeded out." These scenes show the superiority and invincibility that many Americans felt. - Michael G. | ||
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| + | I also wanted to comment on the state if the veteran hospitals. I was completely shocked by this and wonder how accurate it is. Unfortunately, I'm assuming it's fairly accurate considering all the budget cuts we discussed in class on Tuesday and how few hopsitals there were compared to the actual need. I totally agree with Appel, that was the most striking thing about the film, for me personally. - Victoria Y. | ||
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