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To prevent the spread of communism as a proxy war to the ongoing Cold War with the USSR.

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The US fought Germany and Japan in WWII. The US fought North Korea and Red China in the Korean War. The US fought Mexico in the Mexican War of 1846. The US fought Great Britain in the War of 1812. The US fought Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898. The US fought Germany in WWI. The US fought North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Is America at war with the nation of Iraq?


How US fought in Vietnam war?

Search and Destroy.


First conflict to the Vietnam war?

The French fought the 1st Indochina War (1946-1954). (Also known as the French-Vietnam War). The US fought the 2nd Indochina War (1961-1973). (Also known as the US-Vietnam War)


What did Latinos do in the Vietnam War?

Approximately 170,000 Hispanic US servicemen fought in the Vietnam War; 3,070 of them died in Vietnam.


How many US servicemen fought in the Vietnam War?

2.1 million served in Vietnam.


What was one of the Limited wars fought by the US?

The Vietnam War


The US troops fought the longest war in what country?

Vietnam


Where was the Vietnam war fought at mosly?

There were two wars: The air war over North Vietnam and the ground war in South Vietnam. The US Air Force and US Navy (aircraft carriers) fought the war in the North. The US Army and Marine Corps fought the war in the South. USMC jets supported their marines in the south. The US Army and US Marine aviation units, for the most part, stayed out of North Vietnam.


Why are you at war with the Vietnam war?

The US fought that war to stop communist aggression; which it failed to do.


Where was the Vietnam war located at?

The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam. The US government of the day stated repeatedly that it was not fought in Cambodia or Laos which, with the wisdom of hindsight, is a little inaccurate.


What happened to the us during the Vietnam war?

The US went, fought, and departed.


What cold war countries were involved in the Vietnam war?

The Soviet Union (USSR) supplied North Vietnam, and the US fought for South Vietnam.