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They were drafted and didn't want to be there.
1. They didn't like the military (especially boot camp)
2. They didn't want to be in Vietnam
3. They didn't want to become crippled (lose an arm or leg, etc.)
4. They didn't necessarily relish the thought of getting killed over there.
5. Coming home from the war was no picnic.
-answer-Because the Viet-Cong were the better force, as guerrilla armies often are, due to better motivation and a knowledge of the terrain.
What else can I help you with?
Why were the troops pulled out of Vietnam?
The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.
Where were American troops fighting in 1970 during the Vietnam war?
Vietnam and Cambodia
What year was American troops sent into Vietnam?
1903
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".
What was the name given to the US plan in which American troops would train Vietnamese troops and then the American troops would withdraw from Vietnam?
Vietnamization
Why were the troops pulled out of Vietnam?
The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.
Where were American troops fighting in 1970 during the Vietnam war?
Vietnam and Cambodia
What year did American troops arrive in Vietnam?
1955.
What year was American troops sent into Vietnam?
1903
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".
What did the complete withdrawal of American troops mean for south Vietnam?
Ultimately the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam could be used to define the end of the war, the last of the American troops did not leave until the Paris Peace accords were signed in 1973.
What was the name given to the US plan in which American troops would train Vietnamese troops and then the American troops would withdraw from Vietnam?
Vietnamization
What happened once American troops pulled out of Vietnam?
communism took over Vietnam
How did General William Westmoreland advise President Lyndon B. Johnson to "Americanize" the war in Vietnam?
to increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
What year were American troops sent into Vietnam?
The year 1903
When did the last American troops leave Vietnam?
2009
How many American troops are stationed in Vietnam today?
zero
