US automobile companies manufactured the Patton (M48A3) tanks, M41 light tanks, and M551 Sheridan Armored Airborne Reconnaissance Assault Vehicles (today called light tanks). Civilian boat companies built the Swift Boats, Alpha Boats, and PBR's for the Riverine forces. And gun companies manufactured the new M16 assault rifles, machine guns, pistols, etc. Ammunition companies manufactured the bombs, artillery shells, and small arms ammo. Helicopter companies, such as Bell, Sikorsky, Hughes, etc. built the choppers; and the jets were built by airplane companies, such as McDonnell-Douglas, North American, Lockheed, Chance-Vought, Boeing (B-52's), etc.
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
President Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to South Vietnam in 1955.
8 US Nurses died in Vietnam, all but one from accidents.
Recommend researching: Statistics About The Vietnam War-Recommended by the History Channel.
US Airmen and Sailors conducted war against NORTH Vietnam with their airplanes and battleships (one battleship actually, the USS New Jersey), cruisers, and destroyers firing from the gunline. US Soldiers and Marines fought on the ground in SOUTH Vietnam.
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
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The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
A total of 58,168 American soldiers died in Vietnam during the Vietnam War!!
About 38,209 US soldiers were killed in Vietnam. The other dead 20,000 men were Airmen, Marines, and Sailors.
Legends says that US used Extensive Helicopters to deploy its soldiers in tough terrain of Vietnam.
To fight communism.
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Yes alcohol was available to US soldiers during Vietnam.
Vietnam is a communist country. US forces are not allowed there. However, US veterans visit Vietnam as tourists every year.
The weapons the US Government provided. In the early years of the war the were furnished WWII era weapons, later, were provided the same mat