Did children fight in the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

Do you mean as fighting personnel? The same way as Germany did during their last desperate days of WWII when the Soviets (Russians) and the Western allies were closing in on Berlin (Germanys capital); they recruited and trained young boys (and old/senior men) to fight the allies. During the early portion of the Vietnam War the VC would utilize youngsters to ferry ordnance and use them against allied targets, whether they be military or civilian.

The NVA, like their US regular army counterpart generally dissuaded their use.

Answer 2

Not for the U.S. but sometimes for the North Vietnamese... no one expects a little kid to drop a grenade, so its a very effective, if deplorable, tactic.

Answer 3

Yes, according to the well know song (of the same name) by Paul Hardcastle the average age of soldiers fighting in Vietnam was 19.

Answer 4

There are examples of harm done by soldiers in the My Lai incident.