Sadly, it was to prevent Vietnam from throwing off the yoke of French colonialism and becoming free. Not our finest moment.
US military advisors were training the ARVNs in April 1956 in Vietnam. There was no "US invasion."
SEE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and Statistics About the Vietnam War (Recommended by the History Channel).
First ground troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965.
If your referring to the Vietnam War, the first U.S military advisors arrived in Vietnam in 1950.
Lyndon Johnson authorized this and most of the military operations in Vietnam.
US Military personnel were in Vietnam from 1955 thru 1975.
Canadian men crossed into the US and joined the US military to fight in Vietnam. Canada itself did not go to war.
During the Vietnam War, in the US military, women were part of the WAC's (Women's Army Corps) in the US Army. The US Navy had the WAVE's.
US military advisors were training the ARVNs in April 1956 in Vietnam. There was no "US invasion."
SEE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and Statistics About the Vietnam War (Recommended by the History Channel).
First ground troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965.
If your referring to the Vietnam War, the first U.S military advisors arrived in Vietnam in 1950.
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Lyndon Johnson authorized this and most of the military operations in Vietnam.
Over 7,500 US military women nurses volunteered to go to Vietnam.
Nearly 7,000 US military officers were killed in Vietnam.
he sent the u.s. military to the Vietnam in 1955