Veterans Affairs and Issues

From the perspective of the early sixties, the United States was at a point of high tension in our relations with the Soviet Union and Red China. One of the consequences of this tension was a tremendous respect (fear?) of anything communist.

When Vietnamese communist forces defeated French forces, the U.S. government was concerned that their Allie, South Vietnam, would fall to communism. As a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization, the U.S. had promised to protect South Vietnam. U.S. forces were sent to South Vietnam to train their army.

When our troops began to face assaults from the North Vietnamese communist troops, more U.S. military assets were added to protect the trainers. This cycle continued to escalate until 1965, when entire divisions began arriving in South Vietnam to push communist forces back into the north.

Because of the concern over communist encroachment on other countries throughout the world, U.S. presidents were quick to use their military to stop that communist growth wherever they found it.

Most Vietnamese people at the time were in favor of communists (which were also portrayed as patriots) - like President Eisenhower had written: "[if a free election had been hold] 80 per cent of the population would have voted for the Communist Ho Chi Minh" - so it is very easy to understand that they saw Americans as invaders and who worked for South Vietnamese government as collaborators. Therefore, Vietnamese always think of their war as a war of resistance (against imperialism), a moral war and they are very prod that they have defeated the most powerful country in history.

Medal of Honor? Distingushed Fyling Cross? Silver Star? Bronze Star? Purple Heart? What medal are you wanting to know about?

Even Active Duty Military Veterans might not get the Day off, my husband served multiple tours in Iraq but now is a Drill Sergeant and for them this is a regular training day which means off to work he goes. And actually today he'll be gone all day and all night :-)

An accurate number is unavailable due to the inability to reconcile the still-living amongst the WW2-Korean War survivors, and the recent (2013-2014-2015) sesquestration that is cutting 30% from the USMC-USN-US Army-AF active-duty ranks.

About 3 1/2 million of the 16 million US Veterans of WW 2 are still with us. We lose on average about 1,100 a day. Call a local post of the VFW or American Legion. They can probaby direct you further. Here's more from WikiAnswers contributors: * There aren't many of WWII's veterans left at all; as many as 1,100 die every day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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the only one i can think of right now is they were fighting on their home land

The 30 September 2007 Veterans Administration estimate places the daily deaths of WWII US veterans at 1,000 per day. These Veterans are now in or about to reach their 80's. How many Vietnam vets are dying each day?

This is a personal politics question that I will not answer yes or no to. I will, however, give the rationale for the war.

First and foremost, Soviet Russia was a major threat to the US, and by extension, so was Communism. All the Communist countries in the world had sided with the USSR, and we were at risk of another World War. When the Communist North attacked the Democratic, US-supported, South, we were compelled to act through a variety of treaties. This was also a good time to test the US's military might against a Communist power.

The North received backing from both China and the USSR. Originally, we were there only to train the South's army. However, they showed such habitually poor performance that we were compelled to pick up a large load of the fighting. Despite being five times the size of the North's military force, the South couldn't stand up to the North.

Due to political pressure and virtually no vocal support of the war, the US pulled out and South was overrun, causing the deaths of millions.

This was a disparaging term applied to US soldiers because of incidents of both accidental and deliberate killings of children and infants (by both sides) during the Vietnam War. The term was used by the most vociferous opponents of the war, and was an undeserved epithet for the majority of the US military who served in a difficult conflict, often with ambiguous directions from their superiors.

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I contacted Knotts Customer Relations and got this reponse today (10/12/10)

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Doves wanted the US out of Vietnam, so their children wanted be conscripted into the military to fight it.

Hawks wanted to use "the bomb" (atomic weapons) and invade the north to end it all quickly, with total victory.

The "Five O'clock Follies" was the daily press briefing presented in Saigon by MACV that was always painting a rosey picture of the war and touting the body count of the day. The press began to report the truth of the war to the homefront after catching a ride to the field and seeing first hand the chaos of the battles.

See related links with lists and photos of the field equipment of the Armed Forces of US.

There are no US Civil War Veterans alive today. The War ended 150 years ago.

It stopped Soviet-Red Chinese aggression in Korea and also served a deterrent effect on both for the 1950s. As a result of being liberated, South Korea steadily developed into a prosperous state.

Veterans day is the commemoration of the end of the first world war. But it now represents the end of all wars and honors all of our troops.

As of 2014, the War on Terror is an ongoing war. A report in 2011 says that over one million US soldiers have served in some way with the war.

He was so unpopular with the American people because he didn't do much when the Great Depression started. The people wanted him to do something and he did nothing. People were loosing their jobs and even dying, so when Franklin D. Roosevelt came into the picture the people believed he could do something to make a difference, and he did.

try this web site and do some looking it has some good info if any thing do a google search http://www.purpleheart.org But remember, a complete or comprehensive list of this type does not exist. No comprehensive list exist of Commendation Medals, Bronze Stars or Silver Stars exist for this period. The rarity of the Navy Cross awarded in the Vietnam War means that a complete file may soon be ready for pubication, but this document is still riddleded with potential errors. For Historians to compile lists that meet the rigorous mandates of academic research are very nigh impossible. Accurate killed, wounded, died of wounds, missing and presumed dead, missing, prisoners of war, died while a prisoner and died of non hostile action are always suspect. Modern technology allows more accurate battefield reporting. Wars and conflicts now involve smaller numbers compared to the Great War, WWII, Korea and Vietnam and war statistics are improving. Lists indicating awards and entitlement for an award are far more accurate for actions today then they have ever been.

Ask the DoD how many atomic bombs they have and the answer will be enough, or that's classified or we don't know. Ask the Air Force how many aircraft they own and the answer is surely close within 25 percent.

The numbers can be fudged and in Vietnam they often were. Some that won the "heart" lost their limbs or their eyes or their lives. No list exists. Bless them all/