Vietnam war has been one of the most controversial and humiliating military
             experiences of the United States. While it was a military defeat for the
             country and the government at large, it meant something more for those who
             experienced it first hand in the battlefield. The war meant erosion and
             sudden loss of innocence, it meant deep and ugly scars on hearts and minds
             that even years of therapy couldn't heal and it also meant an apparent
             suspension of reality. For those who saw the people dying in this senseless
             conflict and experienced their pain and suffering, life was never the same
             after coming back from the war. They remained in a state of
             disillusionment, forever wondering why this war took place in the first
             This confusion, persistent bombardment of questions, a barrage of
             unresolved issues took their toll on the veterans and some completely lost
             their grip on reality. For them reality was no longer what it was other
             people. They had seen something horrible, which was definitely so terrible
             that they must have questioned themselves if it really happened or what
             they just imagining the whole conflict. But this is not because they didn't
             remember the truth but simply because the ugly nature of war urged their
             minds to seek escape. Their internal alarm system made them turn away from
             reality and develop numerous different versions of it just to remain sane
             and retain their ability to function as normal human being. But it is not
             very often that we are given true account of war veterans and their
             experiences on the battlefield. Most of the accounts that reach us are
             fabricated stories with some grain of truth.
             The real and close analysis of veterans' experiences during the Vietnam War
             shows that none of them actually remember clearly what happened on the
             battlefield. Their vision has been blurred and their minds have refused to
             accurately recall the events of the war. For this re...