The Vietnam War claimed it first US Casualties on 6 May 1954 at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu although they were flying for the CIA and not for the US Army. Dwight David Eisenhower had been the President of the United States for 15 months at that moment in history.
about 1957
1954
1954
The USAF & USN fought in NORTH Vietnam (in the skies); the US Army & USMC fought on the ground in SOUTH Vietnam.
1. 1955-1964 guerrilla warfare restricted to South Vietnam. 2. 1964-1975 open warfare between US & North Vietnam. Note: US ground operations ceased by 1973; US presence dissolved in 1975.
Because of US Policy to fight communism.
North Vietnam (capital was Hanoi).
To fight communism.
The US fought for the South.
1994
Plenty of US Servicemen of Irish descent fought in the war, but Ireland did not fight in the Vietnam War.
To prevent the communist take over of the Republic of South Vietnam.