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Vietnam was the last US war against a determined enemy. Since then: 1. Operation Urgent Fury-Grenada 1983 2. Operation Just Cause-Panama 1989 3. Operation Desert Storm-Iraq 1991 4. Operation ...
The Vietnam War is like the M-551 Sheridan tank; the Sheridan is called a "light tank" by everyone...military and civilian alike. And it is a light tank. However, when it was designed in 1962 ...
Best Answer. USAF, USN, USCG, normally wanted 3 o 4 yrs out of a man; the USMC & USA settled for a minimum of a 2 yr enlistment. Draftees did 2 yrs; USA or USMC. Men sent to Vietnam did 12 months ...
"Only" during the Vietnam War could a GI with an artillery, armor, MP, engineer, etc. MOS obtain a CIB if he was assigned to a 11B (MOS) job in the US Infantry and engaged in combat with the enemy.
Best Answer. US Sailors of the Riverine Forces (Brown Water Navy) slept on their Swift Boats (all aluminum, 50 footers, with 5 crewmen & 1 officer in command); or on their PBR's (Patrol Boat River ...
There are, however, some nuances in the case of Vietnam War veterans, who served in country during the war. They can date back to the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the US had advisers in ...
How many soldiers were sent into fight in the Vietnam war? Approximately 2,594,000 US Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers were sent to South Vietnam. Approximately 3,403,100 servicemen served ...
How many US soldiers were wounded in the Vietnam War? At least 153,303 were wounded seriously enough to require hospitalization. Add to that the 58,152 that were wounded and died and you have 211,455.
Best Answer. During the war, the standard infantrymen's radio was the PRC-25, man-portable back packed radio; as seen in the films: Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Hamburger Hill, etc. The radio had two ...
North Vietnam was not a threat to the USA. As with the US Civil War, all the South had to do was make the war unbearable and have the North quit. This is what happened in the Vietnam War. The US quit.