Vietnam wokeness taught in schools?

 I understand that teaching Critical Race Theory is very controversial. 

I wonder if there would be the same issues with teaching what happened during the Vietnam War?

"Critical race theory (CRT) is a framework of analysis and an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists who seek to examine the intersection of race and law in the United States and to challenge mainstream American liberal approaches to racial justice.[1][2][3][4] CRT examines social, cultural, and legal issues primarily as they relate to race and racism in the United States.[5][6] A tenet of CRT is that racism and disparate racial outcomes are the result of complex, changing, and often subtle social and institutional dynamics, rather than explicit and intentional prejudices of individuals."

I just read a chapter in, The American Experiment, Dialogues On A Dream.

Ken Burns on the Vietnam War.

Mr. Burns produced a PBS documentary aired in 2017.

In the interview with author David M Rubenstein there were two critical observations.

1- "The US government, during both Democratic and Republican administrations, throughout a war that resulted in 58,000 American soldiers dying, knew such a war could not be won militarily.

2- These administrations saw the war as really a domestic political undertaking rather than a military or strategic geopolitical undertaking. 

Quotes from the interview starting on p 116

Biggest surprise to Ken Burns?

"I learned that I knew nothing about Vietnam war. Making the film was a process of unlearning- and a daily humiliation."

One message to convey.

"It's complicated. That's the message."

Burns quoted Wynton Marsalis, "Sometimes a thing and the opposite of a thing can be true at the same time."

Why did Johnson not seek re-election?

"The Tet Offensive fo 1968, which had been a terrible defeat for North Vietnam and the Viet Cong"

Why was the Tet Offensive a public relations disaster?

"The war came to our living rooms with the Tet Offensive... Walter Cronkite came back and said in essence, victory in a military sense is not possible"

How much did America spend on the Vietnam War?

Hundreds of billion dollars in 1960-1970 dollars (nearly a trillion dollars today)

What lessons should Americans take away from the Vietnam War?

We will never blame our warriors again. 

Tell soldiers not just thank you for your service.  

Say Welcome home, what can we do for you.