You meant after they returned home; they learned to appreciate life. Said best with the old adage, "Life has a flavor that the protected will never know."
vietnamese
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there were about 300,000 deaths in vietnam out of the 500,000 that went
They thought it was a great idea then they went there and said,"Remind me why we did this?". They hated it.
President Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to South Vietnam in 1955.
Yes, during WW1 and WW2, there was no conscriprtion (compulsory military service). Soldiers went to war by choice. But in the Vietnam war, conscription was introduce in Australia and the soldiers were forced for the Vietnam war to go and fight.
I'm not sure , but i once was told that 10 maltese soldiers went to the vietnam war, but don't count on me, i'm not sure. thanks.
Draftees served their two years for Uncle Sam; one year tour in Vietnam, then went home. Usually going to college on the GI bill.
Not all of the ROKs (Republic of South Korea) were soldiers, some may have been ROK Marines. ROK deployed approximately 150,000 fighting men to RVN (Republic of South Vietnam) during the war.
Some went in to fight communism, others were drafted and had no choice. Most were drafted by 1968.
Probably about 150,000 ROKs served in the Viet War. The ROKs were the second largest allied force in the war.
The United States lifted its trade embargo with Vietnam in 1994, when the Vietnamese government pledged to assist the United States government to trace the remains of American soldiers who went missing during the Vietnam War.