An enemy that didn't give up.
Soldiers who didn't want to be there.
A nation which didn't want them there.
Other than the lack of support at home; the US Army took care of it's own.
The USAF & USN fought in NORTH Vietnam (in the skies); the US Army & USMC fought on the ground in SOUTH Vietnam.
For North Vietnam or South Vietnam? The North Vietnamese were known simply as the 'North Vietnamese Army' (NVA) to US forces, but their actual title was Vietnam Peoples' Army, as it common practice in Communist states. The South Vietnamese Army was referred to as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
US assistance to France was the precursor and the introduction of Army advisors was the actual point of US entry into the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, in the US military, women were part of the WAC's (Women's Army Corps) in the US Army. The US Navy had the WAVE's.
General Westmoreland
US Army Chief of Staff and US Ambassador to South Vietnam.
The US Army has jurisdiction over all land wars.
US Army General Paul Harkins.
The humidity.
Some websites: Vietnam War Combat Art, US Army Combat Art, USMC Combat Art, US Navy...the Vietnam Experience.
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