ALL ABLE BODIED MALES were drafted during the war.
During the Vietnam War, there were many people who lived in South Vietnam who supported and fought for the North Vietnamese. They were known as the Viet Cong.
Vietnamese Communists (Viet Cong) vs. the South Vietnamese Army and the US. Many other countries supported but the main ones are above
The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam. The main belligerents were the South Vietnamese and the United States against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
Communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces 1954-75 with the support of the North Vietnamese army and opposed the South Vietnamese and US forces in the Vietnam War.
the aussies were alies and fought in the Vietnam war with the Americans. (and of course the South Vietnamese - the Americans were paticipants on their side).
Living in a communist nation, and possible prosecution by the new government for committing war crimes against them (because they had fought them).
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Obtaining accurate figures for the South Vietnamese Government Forces (ARVN, South Vietnamese Marines, South Vietnamese Air Force, South Vietnamese Navy) is difficult, as SOUTH Vietnam has NOT EXISTED for over a quarter of a century. Northern casualties can be estimated. Southern casualties can be estimated. See sites: Vietnam War Casualties & Statistics about the Vietnam War.
NVAF (North Vietnamese Air Force) and NVA (North Vietnamese Army); plus VC (Viet Cong) units living in South Vietnam.
The website, "Vietnam War casualties" might be helpful.
North or South Vietnamese? They used different equipment.
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