weapons
1954 A+
The US helped the SOUTH Vietnamese. The North was the enemy!
US Military Advisers were in South Vietnam to help the South defend themselves. When that didn't work, US Regulars were sent in. When that didn't work, they vacated the field.
South Korea and South Vietnam received financial assistance.
After the cease-fire, the United States continued to send military and economic aid to South Vietnam.
South Vietnam was considered an ally of the US.
Ike began sending them over in 1955.
South Vietnam
The United States never 'occupied' Vietnam. It was invited to send troops to support the government of South Vietnam in its attempts to deal with North Vietnamese aggression.
After '73, the bare minimum to sustain operations (Congress shut off the funds).
Men & material infiltrated into South Vietnam via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. To train South Vietnamese soldiers
USA lost to north Vietnam not south. The south was their ally.