A+students 1974
The US got out of the Vietnam War in 1973, but forces were present until 1975 when Saigon fell and North Vietnam completed its takeover of the South.
US combat operations ceased in 1973 after relentless US bombing of Hanoi forced North Vietnam to sign the Paris Peace Accords. Nearly all American troops were withdrawn that year. Some advisors and logistical personnel remained to support our allies, the South Vietnamese. Congress eventually cut off aid to South Vietnam in 1975 just as Hanoi launched its "Easter Offensive" against South Vietnamese forces. North Vietnamese troops soon captured Saigon and gained control of the entire country, ending the war. Token US military personnel evacuated our allies in the closing days, but American combat involvement ended two years earlier.
The cutoff date for issuing the Vietnam Service Medal was March 28, 1973. Officially the last combat troops left Vietnam on March 29, 1973.
The US never invaded Vietnam.
South Vietnam was considered an ally of the US.
US Military personnel were in Vietnam from 1955 thru 1975.
See: Vietnam
Vietnam
We were at war with Vietnam because they disagreed with us about something.
The French were fighting in Vietnam in 1950 not the US.
The US was concerned about the development of Communism in Vietnam
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
Yes. Before the US committed to the Vietnam War, many Americans had not even heard of Vietnam.
Even though Vietnam is a communist country, the US does business with Vietnam. The US promotes good business. Friends? Sure, why not.