The US had half a million men in South Vietnam at one time; but the ARVN may have had the largest in total, since he didn't have to ship (transport) men across 10,000 miles of ocean to get there.
Gen. Westmoreland , Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
It had an unfair impact on poorer citizens.
Conscription.
Vietnam war
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War who's purpose was to utilize the element of surprise and strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam, during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive
Man's best friend was in Vietnam; over 5,000 of them. 3,747 of whom were documented. Approximately 73 US servicemen assigned as dog handlers and 43 war dogs were killed in Vietnam. US military K9s were officially classified as military working dogs in Vietnam.
my father was stationed in Alaska during the Vietnam war
Military conscription.
Gen. Westmoreland , Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
he sent the u.s. military to the Vietnam in 1955
Ngô Đình Diệm was assassinated during the Vietnam War in a military coup d'etat of South Vietnam.John F. Kennedy was assassinated during the Vietnam War by a US citizen.
The statue represents the US Military Nurses that served in the Vietnam War. The roles of women during the Vietnam War, were the same as portrayed during the Korean War (see films: MASH), WWII, and World War I.
Approximately 2,594,000 US Servicemen served "in country" during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam was a countryside, with the US military living in it (and the enemy). Civilians had to vacate the area (we RE-LOCATED THEM).
To avoid military service.
He refused to be drafted into the U.S. Military during the Vietnam war.
the first US Military personnel was killed