e today's younger generations do not know anything about the no but it's a very important change not only america it changes the world it's a war that should never have been fought never should have been fought we lost so many young men and women in that confrontation war and we lost it was horrible the great united states lost vietnam so it really gives you that it's i said mindset of that era and what what americans were thinking so we're being made to think about it that justifies the huge loss of  some fifteen million people with ancient cultures ninety five percent are lowlanders of northern origin but intermingled with other immigrants from the surrounding areas and the time is now but what is america's part in this story perhaps we may find the answer in the ringing words of franklin delano roosevelt there is a mysterious cycle in human events to some generation much is given of other generations much is expected this generation of americans has a vietnam had become a french protectorate the urge for national independence which never died emerged in force towards the end of world war two and the communists took advantage of us the returning french army found itself in gauged in another but this was a war without frontlines and too many soldiers seemingly a war without  here was a government on our side ruling the country with some of the world's richest rice fields and a strategic location i think the whole of southeast asia what began as a revolution film ashen independence had been converted into another nineteen sixty one was the critical year and our decision was that the and a communist portion of vietnam must get our full support and so we came to vietnam americans from the army the air force jungle provide the communist with an almost impregnable fortress native population persuaded by false promises all stricken with terror becomes the supply and this is a war being fought in fragments an attack here an ambush there yet like a broken mirror each fragment reflects the enemy's total plan a war fought in the territory of our friends the vietnamese with supplies and conscripts drawn from their own people to last as long as necessary to exhaust them from within and then when the time is right massive assault from without to furnish the coup de gras the skills and tactics developed by united states special forces experts at fort bragg and the united states vietnamese rangers now can match the enemy at his own game there are many here americans and vietnamese believe that better communications other key to the problem their improvement is gradually depriving the vietcong of opportunities to apply overwhelming force to isolated villages and outpost unable to summon help with speedy communication rebellion tory action against vietcong surprise attacks can be swift and then  the wars have a habit going into full scale national wars while fighting the very different tactics of guerrillas no new nation can afford to neglect the strategy and tactics of conventional warfare and conventional force while dealing with the immediate problem of the elusive jungle based guerrilla and alone below coastal strips of central vietnam and third in the jungles of northern mountains which run into the area held by the red regime of has been built up into sizable strength with america make their fighters support ground actions and control the sk mobility has recently come into being the increasing use of american transport helicopters has made the enemy reluctant to travel or attack in large numbers with the elusive vietcong moving stealthily through the swamps from conceal bases speed is of other importance in tracking down the attackers helicopter operations dependable their success on close coordination between vietnamese regular army personnel local intelligence sources and american pilots places of sudden emergency those search may require many hours of careful detective work with something new turning up every minute makes possible the frequent rotation of men stationed in remote areas not only transport but reconnaissance for vietcong positions throughout the country must be continuously sought out and destroyed in such probing operations the casualties suffered by the vietnamese have averaged only a fraction of those inflicted   as one american advisor has said everywhere in vietnam the main problem is mobility vietnamese civil guard becomes increasingly well trained they are able to free the regular forces for action in the field by taking over many of us static defense jobs they guard bridges rivers and roads and generally keep order and security and rea areas in central vietnam nearly forty thousand square miles of shop slopes and rugged mountains are some ten thousand square miles of flat farmland of it none is more important than the central highl the communist general gap has said to seize and control the high lands is to solve the whole problem of south vietnam it is a region which has been the object of a furious and incessant communist attacks today however american help in planning vietnamese counter offensive and an intensive program of psychological warfare to win the peasants has begun to slow the communist moment americans are teaching both vietnamese soldiers and volunteers from the villages techniques for patrolling surrounding jungles flushing out the viet cong guerrillas before they can mount an attack arguments are strong enough for the defenses for easy play to communist terrorism houses and bring with them their livestock and personal belongings because they are tired of vietcong extortion enough people must also have something to live for some expectation a better life so american advisors and the american trained vietnamese civic action teams are also involved in teaching such matters as hygiene providing basic high command and general staff college for senior officers perhaps the american military assistance program will leave its permanent mark by helping in establishing modern military schools in this country through these schools it would help the government well the defense force capable of coupling security with welfare of building a nation as well as defeating the enemy out of their present struggle a strong and independent member