They were drafted.
Indirectly. Vietnam for example was the U.S. indirectly fighting Russia who supplied Vietnam.
The Americans used a process called Vietnamization to pull their troops out of Vietnam. South Vietnamese soldiers slowly took over the jobs of American soldiers in Vietnam in order to get troops out without causing much of a dramatic change.
They tried to stave off Malaria.
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
Vietnam and Cambodia
A total of 58,168 American soldiers died in Vietnam during the Vietnam War!!
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Because they were disenchanted with the way the war was going, and were desperate for peace. The terrible psychological impact of fighting in Vietnam, or any war for that matter, cannot be underestimated. It was this which prompted many American soldiers, who were drafted into the conflict without consent, to desire peace.
1973
Looked for a job.
They were drafted.
Not being able to find the Vietcong's. Vietcong's spent the day hiding, which restricted the American Troops attacks.