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John McCain, Republican candidate in 2008 was a POW .

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How about Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain. He was shot down over Hanoi, North Vietnam and held in the "Hanoi Hilton" prison for 5 1/2 years.


Which north American leader started the Vietnam war?

None. North Vietnam's leadership started it when they began "infiltrating" their forces into South Vietnam in 1955. North American (US) leadership simply responded to it.


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Where did the Vietnam War end?

At the South Vietnam Presidential Palace compound in Saigon on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese communist forces accepted the surrender of South Vietnam.


What was the result of the Vietnam war after American forces were withdrawn?

The North Vietnamese Army would break the treaty and invaded South Vietnam. South Vietnam quickly fell to North Vietnam, which created one, Socialist Vietnam.


What happened shortly after the United states and north Vietnam signed a peace accord providing for the withdraw of American troops from Vietnam?

North Vietnam took over South Vietnam


Who was the Vietnam war against?

About one half of the American people.


How many American servicemen defected to North Vietnam during the Vietnam war?

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What happened shortly the US and north Vietnam signed a peace accord providing for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam?

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The US. Only the US was bombing North Vietnam. Although American and Australian men 'o war were bombarding North Vietnam along their coastline.


What was the north American trade associations role in the Vietnam war?

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What are the results of the Vietnam war?

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