Wealth was the primary issue, not race or nationality. Rich kid's could go to college or their parents could hire lawyers or bribe doctors (medical deferments). As long as money can buy...theres no blanket cure.
See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
African-Americans during the 1960s called Vietnam "the White Man's War"; because the US wanted to stop communism there, but were drafting African-Americans (and all other US males) to fight it.
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
Americans were drafted into the Vietnam War in 1965.
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See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
African Americans were officially integrated into the US armed forces by President Harry Truman in 1947.
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African-Americans during the 1960s called Vietnam "the White Man's War"; because the US wanted to stop communism there, but were drafting African-Americans (and all other US males) to fight it.
Pentagon papers
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
That African American men were dying for the country but still treated as second-class citizens.
Racial strife was extremely high during that time period (Black Panthers, etc.). This trouble was apparent in Vietnam as well as Europe and the US.
Certainly. The US Civil War (War of the Rebellion) 1861-1865 was not a declared war by congress, and THAT WAS THE US FIRST MILITARY DRAFT! What makes Vietnam any different from that?
About 51000 Americans died in the Vietnam conflict.
I really would love the knkw te number of.blacks sent to war to the number of whites.