Vietnam War

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.

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.

The term "hippie" originated in the 1960s as a label for the countercultural movement that emphasized peace, love, and freedom. Its exact etymology is uncertain, but it is believed to have been derived from the word "hip" or "hipster," which was slang at the time for someone who was fashionable, "in the know," or had an alternative lifestyle. The label "hippie" eventually became commonly used to describe those who rejected conventional society and advocated for societal and cultural change.

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.

There are several Chinese companies operating in Vietnam across various sectors such as manufacturing, construction, real estate, and technology. Some prominent examples include Huawei, TCL Corporation, and Fosun Group. These companies are attracted to Vietnam's growing economy, favorable investment policies, and strategic location for export-oriented activities. However, their presence has also led to concerns regarding competition and dominance in certain industries.