Three 20th century US Presidents were in the USAR (US Army Reserves established in the 20th century): Harry Truman, Missouri Army National Guard (Artillery); Ronald Reagon, USAR/California Army National Guard (Cavalry); George Bush JUNIOR, Texas AIR National Guard (F-102 Delta Dagger jet).
With much controversy over Bush's Delta Dagger being an obsolete jet, thus his being assigned to it to avoid combat in Vietnam; the F-102 Delta Dagger did serve in combat during the war, as both a ground attack fighter-bomber and an air to air combatant. Approximately 14 Delta Daggers were lost in Vietnam, one in aerial combat with a NVAF MiG-21 (shot down by an air to air missile on 03 February 1968), the USAF pilot, LT Wiggins was killed. NVAF LT. Nguyen Van Coc from the 921st Fighter Regiment was credited with the aerial victory.
Typically, very few Guard unit's served in Viet-Nam. Whether it was Johnson's decision or the defense secretary is not quite clear.
No, you are not considered a Vietnam veteran. To be considered a Vietnam veteran, one must have served in the Vietnam War theater of operations, which generally includes service in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia between the dates of July 26, 1959, and May 7, 1975. Since you did not serve in Vietnam, you are not considered a Vietnam veteran.
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Research: Statistics About the Vietnam War, recommended by the History Channel. And, The American War Library.
Very few National Guard units were sent to Vietnam, even though the draft was in effect. This led to the creation of the Total Force Policy, which effectively established the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard as a single, unitary force, and is the reason the deployment of National Guard units has been so widespread in Iraq (both in 1991 and in the current operation) and in Afghanistan.
Most notable was Harry S. Truman who served with the Missouri Army National Guard during WW1.
Thats a pretty short time in the guard so my answer is no.
You are a National Guard veteran if it was honorable.
The National Guard Armory served the army during the war in supplying them armors and other weapons but now many armories have been converted into schools or studios for film making.
American Legion, yes.
Typically, very few Guard unit's served in Viet-Nam. Whether it was Johnson's decision or the defense secretary is not quite clear.
college students were protesting and were shot at by the national guard.
No, you are not considered a Vietnam veteran. To be considered a Vietnam veteran, one must have served in the Vietnam War theater of operations, which generally includes service in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia between the dates of July 26, 1959, and May 7, 1975. Since you did not serve in Vietnam, you are not considered a Vietnam veteran.
no he did not
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Larry David did in fact serve in the Army National Guard in the early 1970's, he voluntarily joined the National Guard so that he could serve stateside during the war and receive a voluntary enlistment bonus. He only served a few years and was discharged by the mid-seventies, when he began his television writing career in New York
George W Bush was in the National Guard during Vietnem, other than that none of the presidents served during the Cold War.