I picked this photo from Vietnam because it shows how big this country is and how beautiful it really is. it also shows some of the destruction that we caused this beautiful land with all of the burnt down trees. I don't know if some plane bombed this side of the hill or weather there was just a natural forest fire that burnt all of these trees to the ground. However i have a feeling that this was not a product of natural causes. I get this feeling because of the solider sitting down at the top of the hill as if hes looking back at what they have just done, trying to take it all in.
Knowing that the average age for a solider in this war was 19, that made me think, what if in a year when i am 19 i was in a situation like that? what would i do? I cant even imagine myself in the same circumstances as that solider on top of the hill. its scaring to think kids around the same age as me were really fighting in a real war, killing others or getting killed themselves.
You cant see the mans face in this photo because he isn't facing the camera, but you can get a sense of who he is. Lets call him Dave. Right now it looks like Dave is relaxing not doing anything important. Photos like this made the people back home question why America was over there and if we were really doing anything helpful or productive
