3 August 1962 - 2 December 1972 .
Australia began exiting the war in Vietnam in 1970 and most all troops were out of the country by 1973. They did briefly send troops back in 1975 to help Australian embassy workers evacuate during the Fall of Saigon.
for for years
In late 2001, over 1,100 Australian troops fought in the beginning stages of the invasion.
30 years
It took 4 years to fully withdraw U.S. troops.
US Servicemen had been fighting communists in South Vietnam since 1955.
French troops landed in Vietnam in 1858. By the 1880's the French had a strong hold over the territories of Vietnam.
200 years with present technology.
Why do you care. that was 20 years ago
They got their welcome home march in Sydney of 1987, 15 years after the end of the Vietnam war. Australian veterans however were able to march on ANZAC day if they chose too. the treacherous treatment they received from the Australian people Australian politicians and the press caused them to keep their heads down.
The US began reducing Vietnam troop strength in late 1971, and all U.S. troops were out of Vietnam by April 25, 1973. When Saigon fell to North Vietnam communist soldiers in 1975, America had been out of the war for two years.
Did Dean Rusk serve as the commander of US troops in Vietnam?Edit:Ah yes, thank you for clarifying that this is the question...Anyway, he was the Secretary of State during the time.