The Winter Soldier Investigation

Introduction

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the Winter Soldier Investigation! My name is John Kerry and I represent the thousands of US soldiers that fought, served, and died in Vietnam. Today we will be exposing the crimes of the American soldiers against the Vietnamese nation. I forewarn you that what you will hear today will be both unpleasant and shocking, so let's begin...

Task

Task 1: Go to wintersolider.com, and answer the following questions:

1. Who were the most common victims of war crimes?
a. American men
b. Vietnamese men
c. Vietnamese women
2. Why were soldiers asked to count war prisoners ONLY AFTER exiting the aircrafts?
a. because they were lazy
b. because the number of war prisoners decreased during the plane ride
c. because the number of war prisoners increased during the plane ride
3. Which was not a torture method used?
a. rape
b. slicing off of various body parts
c. near death/fatal beatings
d. ALL of the above were used
4. What happened to Vietnamese children if they angered U.S. officers?
a. they killed the children
b. they yelled at the children
c. they gave the children candy
5. Why were there so many deformed children in Vietnam?
a. the water supply was contaminated
b. Agent Orange
c. plague

Task 2: Watch the video about a testimony by Vietnam Veterans against the war to help you answer these questions:

1. What was considered "enemy activity" to the U.S. Soldiers?

2. What would happen when the soldiers would get a high reading of body odor or heat?

3. How could soldiers using infrared devices tell the difference between a military unit and a family using?

4. What did the enemy's military knowing about the infrared devices cause?

5. Did the soldiers have personal involvement in the atrocities committed in Vietnam? If not, explain.

Task 3: Visit americanthinker.com, and answer the following questions about the passages:

1. What phrase refers to slanders of American soldiers and Marines made by people who also make fraudulent claims about their own military experiences?

2. When was a statement issued calling for Congressional investigation of the claims made at the WST?

3. How many Vietnamesse a year did Kerry claim had been "murdered by the United States of America?"

4. Who wrote the book that claimed that a Naval Investigative Services existed when showed information on participants of Winter Soldier? What was the book called?

5. Who was the executive director of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in 1971?

Process

Task 1

Visit the following website about Atrocity Claims to answer the questions below.

http://www.wintersoldier.com/

Click on Atrocity Claims under topics on the left hand side to answer the questions.

1. Who were the most common victims of war crimes?

2. Why were soldiers asked to count war prisoners ONLY AFTER

exiting the aircrafts?

3. Which was not a torture method used?

4. What happened to Vietnamese children if they angered U.S.

officers?

5. Why were there so many deformed children in Vietnam?

Task 2

Watch the video about a testimony by Vietnam Vetreans against the war to answer the questions below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCBGblo3-pA

1. What was considered "enemy activity" to the U.S. Soldiers?

2. What would happen when the soldiers would get a high reading of

body odor or heat?

3. How could soldiers using infrared devices tell the difference

between a military unit and a family using?

4. What did the enemy's military knowing about the infrared devices

cause?

5. Did the soldiers have personal involvement in the atrocities in

Vietnam? If not explain.

Task 3

Go to the website below to answer the following questions.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/10/investigate_the_winter_soldier.html

1. What phrase refers to slanders of American soldiers and Marines

made by people who also make fraudulent claims about their own

military experiences?

2. When was a statement issued for calling for Congressional

investigation of the claims made at the WST.

3. How many Vietnamesse a year did Kerry claim had been "murdered

by the United States of America?"

4. Who wrote the book that claimed that a Naval Investinactive

Services existed when showed information on participants of

Winter Soldier? What was the book called.

5. Who was the executive director of Vietnam Veterans Against the

War (VVAW) in 1971?

Evaluation

	Exceptional: All Points Earned	Admirable-3 points	Developing-6 points	Needs Improvment-10
Use of Interest (Links Provided)	Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Web Quests Tasks Completed	All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed.	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75-100% complete)	The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (Between 50-75% complete)	The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete.
Project Attractivness	Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes use of font, colors, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.	Use of font, colors, graphics, effect etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.
Time Use	Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work.	The students did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive.
Grammar, Font, and Spelling	The final body of the work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	The final body of work had 1-2 errors related to spelling, grammar, and formatting errors.	The final body or work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, formatting errors.	The final body of work has major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

Conclusion

I hope this webquest has opened your eyes to the horrible occurrences of the Vietnam war. It is a sad thing to know that American soldiers were capable of these atrocities. It is our job to rememember the innocent victims. Thank you for taking time out of your day to complete this webquest.