We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we were Americans, and we would succeed at it because we were Americans. Neil Sheehan americangoodsimply Change image and share on social
People talked to me in a way I think they would not have talked to somebody who hadn't shared the experience; they gave me their papers, they gave me their diaries. I found people constantly opening up to me. And I think they did because I had shared that experience with them. Neil Sheehan constantlydiaryexperience share on social
I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI, and I never could get away from the war. Neil Sheehan assignmentreporterupi Change image and share on social
The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting; but I still couldn't bring myself to understand that the policy itself was wrong. Neil Sheehan bringciviliandestruction share on social
Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent. Neil Sheehan americanbringextent share on social