Vietnam War

To try to stop North Vietnam from helping the Viet Cong guerillas, President Johnson tried a multi-prong approach. He combined heavy bombing of the north with the offer of economic assistance to North Vietnam.

Yes, Vietnamese citizens are generally allowed to leave Vietnam, subject to certain conditions. They must have a valid passport and any necessary visas for their destination country. However, there may be restrictions or requirements imposed by the government for specific individuals or in certain situations.

That term was seldom used in Vietnam; the term "hootches" was universally used. US built hootches were made of wood boards, with tin roofs and had chest high sand bags around their bases. Most were constructed on wooden stilts (about 2' high), and had wooden steps, wooden doors (or no doors, using strips of plastic as a curtain), and wood floors. They mainly had no separating partitions inside them, they were open bays. So, the transient hootches with-out the partitions were the closest to being a "barracks."

Men began installing chest high plywood partitions for privacy, if they stayed in them for very long. And, if they could get the lumber to install them. Line troops seldom stayed in hootches...unless they were: on stand down; preparing to leave; just getting there; injured; sick; on special detail; R & R; etc.

During the Vietnam War, a total of six C-123 aircraft were shot down by enemy forces. However, it is important to note that these numbers might have changed due to ongoing research and historical evidence.

From the perspective of the United States, the Vietnam War was not considered a defensive war. The U.S. intervened in Vietnam to support the South Vietnamese government and prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. saw its involvement as part of a broader strategy to contain communism during the Cold War. However, from the perspective of North Vietnam, the war was seen as a defensive struggle against imperialism and for national liberation.

Recipients of the Caldecott Medal must live in the United States.

During the period between June 1, 1971, and March 30, 1972, there were several attacks on Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam. Cam Ranh Bay was a major United States Army logistical and communications base during the Vietnam War. It experienced rocket and mortar attacks from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, aiming to disrupt American operations and infrastructure in the region.

The report about the U.S. involvement in Vietnam by Daniel Ellsberg is commonly referred to as the Pentagon Papers. It was a classified study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense that contained a detailed analysis of American political and military actions in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Ellsberg leaked parts of the report to the press in 1971, which had a significant impact on public opinion and sparked a legal battle over freedom of the press.

Check with TODAYs VA. They change their rules (federal laws) frequently. They up-date them, change them, add to them, and delete them.

During the Vietnam days, reserves (Army and Air National Guard & USAR/USNR/USMCR/etc) normally did not receive veteran status credit for active duty TRAINING days. They did receive vet status if they performed active duty for OTHER THAN TRAINING purposes.

Examples: Reservists & Guardsmen of the Colorado/New Mexico/Iowa/and New York AIR National Guard are Vietnam Vets because they flew their National Guard F100 Super Sabre jets in Vietnam for one tour (they flew approximately 30,000 combat sorties).

Kentucky & New Hampshire sent their Army National Guard 2/138th Field Artillery & 3/197th Field guns to Vietnam; these men are Vietnam veterans.

There were several reasons for US involvement in the Caribbean region between 1890 and 1930. One reason was economic interests, as the US sought access to markets and natural resources such as sugar, bananas, and oil. Another reason was strategic considerations, as the US established naval bases to protect its interests and maintain influence over the region. The benefits included increased economic opportunities for American businesses, control over key trade routes, and a strengthened position in global politics.

The length of time that draft dodgers went to prison varied greatly depending on the individual circumstances. Some draft dodgers faced no prison time at all if they were able to avoid detection or if they were granted amnesty. Others who were caught and convicted could face anywhere from a few months to several years in prison. Overall, there was no standard length of time for draft dodgers to go to prison as it depended on individual cases and legal outcomes.

The main port of Vietnam is the Port of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon Port. It is the largest and busiest port in the country, handling the majority of Vietnam's international maritime trade. The port is strategically located on the Saigon River in southern Vietnam and serves as a major gateway for goods entering and leaving the country.

Number 1: First you have to select topic; heres some examples:

A. The Air War

B. The Riverine War

C. The Ground War

D. Aircraft (O-1 Bird Dog, A6 Intruder, F4 Phantom, B52, SR-71, U-2, etc.)

E. Armor (Tanks, etc.)

F. Artillery

G. Small Arms (AK47, etc.)

H. Politics (Presidents, Senators, Secretary of Defense, Policies, etc.)

I. Aircraft Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers

J. Allies (South Korea (ROK), Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, P.I., etc.)

K. Helicopters (AH-1, UH-1, OH-6, OH-58, CH-47, etc.)

After you choose a topic then you look up the material for them.

The war that took place in 1965 was the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was fought between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir. The conflict ended with a ceasefire and the signing of the Tashkent Agreement.

Pol Pot's followers were called the Khmer Rouge. They were a radical communist group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Under Pol Pot's leadership, the Khmer Rouge implemented brutal policies that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people.

Songs and jokes helped us to be 'desensitized' to the killing and carnage.

It was far easier to destroy the enemy if the need to do so was inculcated into each soldier during training and continuing in combat.

There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.

According to official figures:

South Vietnam: 220,357
United States: 58,159 (plus 2000 missing but not officially presumed dead)
South Korea: 4,960
Laos: 30,000
Australia: 520
New Zealand: 37
Thailand: 1,351
North Vietnam: 1,176,000 (includes South Vietnamese Viet Cong forces)
China: 1,446
Soviet Union: 16

There were instances where white people in restaurants verbally confronted and heckled peaceful protesters during the civil rights movement. In some cases, they resorted to physical violence, throwing objects or physically assaulting the protesters. These actions were intended to intimidate and suppress the demonstrations for racial equality.

In past US wars men deployed with their units; and originally in Vietnam they did the same. And also in past wars men became replacements for those units. So everything is the same now. Then as Vietnam continued on DEROs occurred (Date Elgible/Estimated to Return from Overseas). Those were in 1 yr increments; thus the "one yr tour" was born and names & faces came and went. As the war continued, the casualties grew and continued, the men kept coming, and men kept going, names & faces began to mean nothing...at least if you wanted to maintain your sanity. The best way to maintain "a normal mind" (not go insane) was to not become close (friends) to another GI. He was just a GI. Don't know your name, just do your job. Get nailed (got killed), his number was up...thats all, get him on the bird and continue on. Just another body. No ceremonies, just move on. All of those "teary" scenes and television shows, etc. etc. etc. came in the 1980s after the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall went up in 1982. So during the war, it was just business (no tears, no hugs, no whimps).

The long-haired teenagers of the 1960s who protested against the US involvement in Vietnam were mainly part of the counterculture movement known as the "hippies." These individuals opposed the war due to its perceived immorality and the belief that it represented an oppressive system. They expressed their dissent through various forms of activism, including protests, sit-ins, and draft resistance.

The Viet Cong, officially known as the National Liberation Front (NLF), was founded in 1960 in South Vietnam. Its formation was driven by a combination of political, social, and economic factors. The communist North Vietnamese government, led by Ho Chi Minh, sought to unify the country under communist rule and saw the Viet Cong as a means to achieve this goal. The Viet Cong was also fueled by discontent among many South Vietnamese peasants and marginalized groups who were unhappy with the corrupt and oppressive government in the south.

James Marshall Hendrix (aka Jimi Hendrix) was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division which later fought in Vietnam. However, Hendrix was discharged from the US Army in 1962, three years before regular US forces were deployed to Vietnam. If the question is asking about his views on the Vietnam War, all I can say is that in listening to his music I have not detected a political stand one way or the other.