For several thousand years Vietnamese Lunar New Year has been a traditional celebration that brings the Vietnamese a sense of happiness, hope and peace. However, in recent years, it also bring back a bitter memory full of tears. It reminds them of the 1968 bloodshed, the bloodiest military campaign of the Vietnam War the North Communists launched against the south. American and South Vietnamese troops were taken by surprise by the large numbers of Vietcong and …showed first 75 words of 754 total…

…showed last 75 words of 754 total…lives of young teenagers forced to fight, or the protest rallies causing deaths among college students. The Vietnamese Lunar New Year no longer reminds people to be peaceful and happy, but reminds them of the lives taken leading to the end result, the fall of Saigon. Works Cited Gardner Lloyd C. Pay Any Price. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1995. Langguth A. J. Our Vietnam. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Morrocco John. Rain of Fire. Boston: BPC, 1985.