President Truman officially integrated the US Military in 1947 (along with creating the US Air Force-Separating it from the US Army). The Korean War (1950-1953) was the FIRST US war in which the US Military was officially integrated.
Actually, they are representative of the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. One is a Marine, the others are Army or possibly Airforce (we both wore the same uniform in Vietnam. One is Hispanic, one Black, one Caucasian. One is an officer, the others are enlisted. There was an uproar among veterans after the Vietnam Memorial was dedicated calling it "The Black Gash of Shame." In response, the three soldiers statue was added to represent living veterans of the Vietnam War. More recently, a statue to represent the women who served was added.
living conditions of Vietnam soldiers
Yes, the Chinese ruled Vietnam for 1,000 years until 939 AD, China was defeated by Vietnam and had lost control over Vietnam. Vietnamese soldiers and civilians in Vietnam were ruled by chinese soldiers and then finally the vietnamese soldiers fought back against the chinese soldiers and China lost the significant battle against Vietnam.
A total of 58,168 American soldiers died in Vietnam during the Vietnam War!!
soldiers sleep in tents or they dig burrow like things and they sleep in there.
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
Soldiers from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Korea, Australia, and the United States were all effectively trained and prepared for battle in the Vietnam Conflict.
One foot infection that soldiers in Vietnam suffered from was an infection called trench foot. Also, many soldiers in Vietnam suffered from basic fungal infections on their feet.
Legends says that US used Extensive Helicopters to deploy its soldiers in tough terrain of Vietnam.
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2000 soldiers
For the US forces, about 88% were Caucasian, about 11% were Black, about 1% were other races. These percentages may vary from source to source.