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Peak strength was in 1969 with over half a million men.
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What year did troops come home from Vietnam?
Troops began coming home in 1973, and complete evacuation was completed by 1975 when the south was taken over.
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What year did south Vietnam need more help in Vietnam?
South Vietnam NEEDED help each year. The problem NEVER got better. It just grew and grew.
Attendance to the Vietnam wall memorial?
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What year did the us withdraw troops from vietnam?
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What year did the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War started in 1965 and ended in 1968. Although American troops were withdrawn in 1973 and the war had finished in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.
When did Nixon order troops out of Vietnam?
Almost immediately after taking office in 1969, President Nixon ordered the Chiefs of Staff to draw up a withdrawal plan. In the same year the first US troops started to leave Vietnam as part of the so-called "Vietnamization policy" for the Vietnam war.
What year were American troops sent to Vietnam?
Conventional forces in large numbers began arriving in country in '65.
When did the US get involved in the Vietnam War?
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What year do the last Americans troops leave Vietnam?
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What year did you pull troops from Vietnam?
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Did President Nixon only withdrew a few thousand US troops from Vietnam in his first term?
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When was the military draft discontinued in America?
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