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c The effect that the violence of the conflict had on American participants. After the Turner Joy and the Maddoxs, two American warships, were fired upon by North Vietanmese torpedo ships. President Johnson issues a mass deployment of American soldiers to the Gulf Tonkin in Vietnam to take revenge for firing on American warships and endagering American citizens lives. These men and women who were sent to protect our country had little or no war experience; especially in this type of environment. Not to mention most were not much older than 20 years old. These men and women had only movies in hollywood in their heads as they headed off to war. “We all had this feeling that we were going to see a war going on-artillery exploding, jets strafing. I remember getting up on flight deck and seeing one of the most beautiful visons I have ever seen in my life….Everyb