Yes, the USN battleship USS New Jersey fired nearly 6,000 rounds of 16" shells on the gunline in Vietnam.
USN airmen flew F8 Crusaders, A6 Intruders, A7 Corsairs, A4 Skyhawks, F4 Phantom IIs and A1 Skyraiders on bombing missions thru-out North & South Vietnam.
The USN operated its Brown Water Navy (Riverine Forces) in South Vietnam. The navy's riverine force consisted of Monitors, PBRs, and Swift Boats.
With those facts given, the US Navy was a vital part of the US war efforts. The navy's ability to transport soldiers and supplies was needed. And, the aircraft carriers were additional offensive weapons.
US Navy verses North Vietnamese Navy.
Gulf of Tonkin or Tonkin Gulf; scene of naval engagement between North Viet Navy & US Navy on 02 August 1964.
1955 Eisenhower sent US forces to RVN to help them defend against communist infiltrators. 1964 the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf; the fight was on.
Vietnam.
If by "Vietnam War" you meant the war in Vietnam that involved direct US combat forces then the year 1964 can be used as the year that war actually began. That was 11 years after the end of the Korean War in 1953.
The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.
Two naval battles in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy and the North Viet Navy, referred to as the Tonkin Gulf Incidents.
US Navy verses North Vietnamese Navy.
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Gulf of Tonkin or Tonkin Gulf; scene of naval engagement between North Viet Navy & US Navy on 02 August 1964.
1955 Eisenhower sent US forces to RVN to help them defend against communist infiltrators. 1964 the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf; the fight was on.
Some websites: Vietnam War Combat Art, US Army Combat Art, USMC Combat Art, US Navy...the Vietnam Experience.
Vietnam.
Vietnam and Korea .
If by "Vietnam War" you meant the war in Vietnam that involved direct US combat forces then the year 1964 can be used as the year that war actually began. That was 11 years after the end of the Korean War in 1953.
The Vietnam war. Or the Resistance War Against America.