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This discussion addresses the following outcome:

Summarize the “lessons” to be learned from the US-Vietnam War (CO#1).

If hindsight is “20/20,” then the lessons of the US-Vietnam War are many. In this forum, we will consider how some of these “lessons” have been applied in the years since the end of the war. Also, we will discuss the continued utility of the lessons from the war.

Use only the following references:

Herring, America’s Longest War, Chapter 8

O’Brien, The Things They Carried, pp. 155-233

McMahon, R. (2002). Contested Memory: The Vietnam War and American Society, 1975–2001

 . Diplomatic History, 26(2), 159-184.

After completing all of the Module 8 readings and viewing/listening to the Module 8 

, craft a response to the following questions in a post of at least 250 words:

In your opinion, what are the three most useful lessons of the US-Vietnam War? (these could be political, military, social/cultural, economic, etc.)

How have these lessons been applied in the years since the end of the war?

Using specific contemporary examples, what is the continued relevance of these lessons?