Vietnam War

MR-I (Military Region I, also known as I Corps). Drive due west along Hwy 9 (also called Route 9 or QL 9) starting from Dong Ha/Quang Tri (Dong Ha & QT are next to each other). It'll be a dirt road after a few miles from Quang Tri; nearing the old Khe Sanh Firebase area the Rock-pile will be on the right, about a mile north of RT 9. Looks like a lone mountain peak and not a pile of rocks. All open area around it between the highway and the mountain. Attached to the Rockpile northward (behind it) are a chain of hills (mountains) that was called the "Razor-backs" by GI's. In the open area from the base of the mountain to highway 9, two or three miles west exactly on the south edge of the highway stood Firebase Vandergrift. Vandergrift took alot of rockets (122mm) from the Rock-Pile area...you could hear them coming.

The American-led bombing campaign that particularly angered the Soviets and prompted them to send in more troops was Operation Rolling Thunder. This sustained aerial bombardment of North Vietnam, carried out by the US from 1965 to 1968, aimed to weaken the Communist regime in Hanoi. The Soviets viewed this as a direct aggression against their ally and escalated their involvement in the conflict, sending more military advisers and equipment to support North Vietnam.

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During the Cold War, it was the belief of the US that the Soviet Union was engaged in a program of global conquest, by which it would take over countries one after another, until eventually the US would remain as the single independent nation left in the world, at which point it would be subject to crushing economic blockade by the otherwise all-encompassing Soviet world, and then it too would eventually be consumed by the Soviet dictatorship, which would enslave the entire human race and bring an end to human liberty forever. In order to avoid this unpleasant fate, it was the policy of the US to oppose all communist revolutions or take-overs, wherever they may occur. When communist North Korea invaded non-communist South Korea, the US therefore had to support the south, and when communist North Vietnam invaded non-communist South Vietnam, again the US had to support the south. Although in hindsight we can see that the threat of a communist global take-over was overstated, it is still true that to this day, in the year 2012 as I type, North Korea is ruled by a psychotic Stalinist dictatorship, and South Korea is a prosperous and democratic country which produces amazing youtube videos, so the US efforts in Korea were not in vain. However, US efforts in Vietnam did prove to be futile. These things can be very hard to predict.

There have been various failed rescue attempts to free American prisoners of war (POWs) throughout history. One notable example is the attempted rescue of American POWs held in Son Tay Prison Camp in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In November 1970, a joint U.S. Army and Air Force task force carried out a daring operation called Operation Ivory Coast, but unfortunately, the prisoners had been moved prior to the raid, resulting in no successful rescues.

Supposed free elections were held in South Vietnam for South Vietnamese candidates only. However, an election for the unification of Vietnam was refused by the then South Vietnamese government due to the fact that the Communist regime of the North would not allow an International Committee to supervise the ballot. Therefore, the North refused scrutiny of their so called free elections.

It is interesting to note that there is a substantial amount of evidence that suggests that the South Vietnamese elections were rigged and the count doctored.

Further to this, the North Vietnamese held an election in 1960 where constituents had only one party to choose from, the VFF. Hardly a free election. Unsurprisingly, they won all seats.

1. Before the Tonkin Gulf sea battles (incidents)?

2. After the Tonkin Gulf incidents?

3. During LBJ's administration, Nixon's, or Ford's?

There probably wasn't much debating going on under Eisenhower's administration; Congress most likely barely ever heard the name "Vietnam"...Laos may have been mentioned a lot though. Eisenhower did brief Kennedy on Laos...but didn't mention Vietnam...which confused him (Kennedy) later.

Vietnam, a one-party Communist state, has one of south-east Asia's fastest-growing economies and has set its sights on becoming a developed nation by 2020. IF you are willing to visit vietnam, then get your visa from visa-vietnam.org

Yes, the government of present-day Vietnam is communist. The Communist Party of Vietnam has been in power since the country's reunification in 1975. It follows a socialist-oriented market economy model, combining elements of socialism with a market-driven approach to development.

The Tet Offensive brought home the fact that this was going to be a long and bloody conflict and that they could expect to see body bags being shipped home for years to come.

The people leaving the Vietnam War on little boats faced numerous dangers. These included the risk of drowning due to overcrowding and poorly built vessels, the possibility of being attacked by pirates or armed groups, and the lack of food and water during their journeys. Additionally, they were often vulnerable to extreme weather conditions and were at risk of being intercepted and turned away by other countries.

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Some well-known celebrity supporters of the Vietnam War in the US included John Wayne, Charlton Heston, Elvis Presley, and Bob Hope. These individuals publicly voiced their support for the war effort and often visited troops overseas. They believed in the cause and felt it was their patriotic duty to support the US government's involvement in Vietnam.

The Viet war was fought against COMMUNISM and against the country of North Vietnam which was a communist nation.

The on-going wars of today are not against any particular country (nation) nor against any particular ideals (such as communism, etc.). The wars of today consist of eliminating dictators & terrorists.

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The US and Socialist Republic of Vietnam established friendly relations during the 1990s as part of a wider effort by the US to normalize relations with Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War. Economic and trade interests played a significant role in this process, as both countries recognized the potential benefits of increased cooperation. Additionally, there was a growing recognition on both sides of the need to move past the hostilities of the past and forge a more constructive relationship for the future.

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Additional infor: Evans was a very big base; as was Camp Eagle located in the same AO. Any mortar/rocket attacks at those places with those weapons during those time frames would have been extremely minor in nature. Small firebases (aka LZ's) such as English, Oasis, Apache, Rifle, Vandergrift, Camp Carol, Mary Ann, Ripcord, A4, C2, Blackhawk, Action, Schueller, etc. etc. etc. THOSE are the ones that would've suffered, if hit. Some of THOSE firebases were tiny...a one hundred yard football field...although not necessarily shaped like a football field.

The Tet Offensive in 1968 was a major turning point in the Vietnam War, as it revealed to the American public that the enemy was still strong and capable of launching large-scale attacks. It shattered the belief that the war was being won and significantly weakened support for U.S. involvement. The My Lai massacre in 1968, where American troops killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, also eroded support for the war and sparked widespread outrage and protests.

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Vietnam has emulated the economic development models of several countries, including China, South Korea, and Singapore. These countries have served as examples for Vietnam in terms of their export-oriented industrialization, focus on manufacturing and services sectors, and policies promoting foreign direct investment. Vietnam has also implemented market-oriented economic reforms and joined international trade agreements to boost its economy.

Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge was in power from 1975 to 1979 and their leader, Pol Pot, implemented radical agrarian socialism policies that led to the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people through execution, forced labor, and famine. They were eventually overthrown by the Vietnamese military intervention.

Down the HCM trail. As some of the NVA's pith helmets used to have written on (graffiti) them, "Born in the North, Died in the South."

Should give you an idea of what those draftees were thinking about when headed for South Vietnam.

President Richard Nixon called back many Vietnam veterans under his policy of Vietnamization, which aimed to gradually withdraw American troops from Vietnam and increase the responsibilities of the South Vietnamese forces. This policy included the return of American soldiers to the United States.

You are talking about the old China which is now Communist China, correct (and not Nationalist China/Taiwan)? Considering Pre-Red China has an ancient history, this "China" most likely concerns your question.

China (prior to becoming communist in 1949) was always invaded: Mongols, Tartars, and the Japanese. Europeans such as the French, British, Russian, Germans, or even Americans never invaded China in the accepted use of the word. Those nations "wheeled and dealed" their way into China via the world market of trade goods such as Spices, Tea, Opium, Silk, Gunpowder, to name a few. Those "Goods" led to territorial seizures along the coastlines which were primarily needed to support their naval fleets which in turn protected and supported their "trade goods" (like Britain's Opium Wars in China).

What protected China from a total carving up was it's geographic size and luck. Along with one more thing, China was fortunate enough to have a "central command structure"...meaning it was "one nation" and not a whole bunch of little countries bundled up together like Europe is organized. Similar to that old saying, "United we stand, Divided we fall." Europe was divided that's why Germany could carve up Europe; China was one nation, that helped save it.

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