One Ride With Yankee Papa Analysis
One Ride With Yankee Papa The time period from 1955 to 1975 was a rough time for America. America was in the middle of the Vietnam War, and was a very hard war for America because the soldiers had no support for the war effort from home. The public could not see the reason for the war, and therefore did not support it, and because of this led to America’s first punch in the gut from communism. Along with every war comes the many heartfelt photos and stories of their countries soldiers fighting in the name of their country that show the public what the soldiers have to go through to fight the war. The photographer Larry Burrows captures many astonishing images of these soldiers in the Vietnam War to show the public that they should support the troops fighting for what America stands for. Despite all of his hard work and the risks he took to take the pictures the American public still rejected the belief that America’s involvement in Vietnam was for a good cause. Many different types of aircraft were used in the Vietnam War that ranged from gunships to helicopters. A unique helicopter was the Yankee Papa 13, a military helicopter used in pushing out the Vietcong in the Vietnam War. What was unique about this helicopter is that it flew with a civilian photographer named Larry Burrows. Burrows
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He took many photos on his flight aboard Yankee Papa 13 and published many, hoping that some would reach home in America and influence the public to change their view of America’s involvement overseas. Sadly his photo’s had little effect on the public’s opinion toward America’s returning troops. The Vietnam War was a tough war in part because America was inexperienced and did not know how to react to the opposing communist threat. The U.S. had never fought a war like this in history and are still feeling the effects of
He took many photos on his flight aboard Yankee Papa 13 and published many, hoping that some would reach home in America and influence the public to change their view of America’s involvement overseas. Sadly his photo’s had little effect on the public’s opinion toward America’s returning troops. The Vietnam War was a tough war in part because America was inexperienced and did not know how to react to the opposing communist threat. The U.S. had never fought a war like this in history and are still feeling the effects of