Questioned US's motive to maintain democracy in the region

Went into tunnels searching for enemies and their camps.
Often these men fell into traps that the Vietnamese had set
for them. This was for courageous men who basically were
wandering to their death. (NS)

These men would go into rural villages with groups of 20-100 others and would often be sent on search-and-destroy missions to find specific targets. (NS)

Lots of casualties and the draft led to widespread dissent against the war