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This chapter analyzes nonconsensual sexual encounters through a study of rape and sexual violence during the Vietnam War. Reinforcing the argument that the United States took on greater responsibility for the maintenance of GI–civilian social relationships after 1968, rape became a major concern only after news broke of the My Lai massacre. Within Vietnam, women had feared rape throughout the war. The US Code of Military Justice prohibited rape, and leadership warned troops of the detrimental effect such acts had on America's image abroad, but officers rarely pursued courts-martial for accused soldiers. While cases of sexual violence were dwarfed in number by the prevalence of prostitution, publicized instances of rape reinforced the views of antiwar and anti-American activists and afforded valuable anecdotes to fuel change. |
