America helped out South Vietnam. NORTH Vietnam was attacking it.
US Civil War & Vietnam War.
US military men were exchanging gunfire with communist forces from 1955 to 1975.
The tactic used was guerrilla warfare.
The NVA and the VC (North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong).
Only North Vietnam fought against America since the Americans had sided with North Vietnam at the time. The war involved with America began in 1954 and ended January of 1975. It extended at least 21 years, give or take.
Of course! Everybody has to fight the Vietnam War because they wanted to stop the Battle and they have to show some guts to fight in the Vietnam War.
America was defending Vietnam.
To fight communists.
The Vietnam government claimed that about 400,000 Vietnamese were killed by America in Vietnam.
Vietnam Veterans of America was created in 1978.
Ho Chi Minh wanted to add South Vietnam to North Vietnam. Over a number of years he built a series of roads and underground caves in preparation for his army to fight to conquer South Vietnam. Then the United States sent an army to prevent him from conquering South Vietnam. Eventually, the Americans decided they could not win and had no desire to continue to have solders killed so they left South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh never hated America. Instead he wanted South Vietnam and America was in the way.
Young men in America during the late 1960's to early 1970's who were afraid to fight in Vietnam.