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	VietnamWar.com:The Vietnam War - America's Longest War, American Soldiers Fought and Died Here to Defend Our Freedom. ...
		The Vietnam War was the longest military conflict in U.S. history.
		The Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975, involving the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in conflict with United States forces and the South Vietnamese army.
		Ultimately, however, the United States failed to achieve its goal, and in 1975 Vietnam was reunified under Communist control; in 1976 it officially became the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
	www.vietnamwar.com (964 words)

	UNITED STATES ARMY MILITARY POLICE - VIETNAM
		On 31 August 1965, the 504th MP Battalion was sent to Vietnam from Fort Lewis to enforce military law, order and regulations; to control traffic and stragglers, circulation of individuals and protection of property; to handle prisoners of war; to operate checkpoints and route security; and to fight as infantry as required.
		Military police deployed within Vietnam applied distinctive markings on their helmets as was authorised by the standard army regulations covering MP insignia.
		Due to the requirement that the presence of military police be easily seen within the crowded avenues and roads of Vietnams cities and towns, the insignia used by the MP's in Vietnam often defied the authorised sizes and were larger than three inches in width.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/vietnam.htm (3593 words)

	Vietnam Military Merit Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Created in 1950, the Military Merit Medal was modelled after the French Médaille militaire, and was the Vietnamese equivalent to the United States Medal of Honor and was authorized to those soldiers who had performed extreme acts of bravery or had given their lives in armed combat with enemy forces of Vietnam.
		The United States military authorized the Vietnam Military Merit Medal as a foreign decoration and permitted the medal to be worn on U.S. uniforms.
		The Vietnam Military Merit Medal was last issued to U.S. personnel in 1973 and was discontinued after the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vietnam_Military_Merit_Medal (266 words)

	Vietnam War
		The Vietnam War was the legacy of France's failure to suppress nationalist forces in Indochina as it struggled to restore its colonial dominion after World War II.
		The American military effort provoked stiff domestic and international opposition, led to strained civil-military relations at home, and called into question many of the assumptions that had dominated US foreign and military policy since 1945, but failed to compel the enemy to do its will.
		South Vietnam's military defeat tended to obscure the crucial inability of this massive military enterprise to compensate for Saigon's political shortcomings.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/vietnam.htm (4344 words)

	Vietnam People's Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The predecessor of the VPA was the Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation, an organization that was formed by President Hồ Chí Minh on December 22, 1944 to drive the French colonialists and Japanese occupiers from Vietnam.
		The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the Commander-in-Chief, while the Minister of National Defense oversees operations of the VPA.
		However, military policy is ultimately directed by the Central Military Commission of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Vietnam (848 words)

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		Army of the Republic of Vietnam; the South Vietnamese army.
		The trail (actually a network of roads) named after that determined leader of North Vietnam and which stretched southwards through Laos into Cambodia over which troops and thousands of tons of ammo, rations, weapons and equipment were transported and funneled into South Vietnam.
		Personal note: The author was a draftee who served with the Bn 4th artillery at various DMZ firebases west of Dong Ha and rose to the rank of sergeant in the field artillery.
	www.8th-4th-arty.com /vietnamjargon (3516 words)

	Chinese Invasion of Vietnam
		After Vietnam joined the Soviet-dominated Council for Mutual Economic Cooperation (Comecon) and signed the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union in 1978, China branded Vietnam the "Cuba of the East" and called the treaty a military alliance.
		China's twenty-nine-day incursion into Vietnam in February 1979 was a response to what China considered to be a collection of provocative actions and policies on Hanoi's part.
		The Soviet military role in Vietnam increased during the 1980s as the Soviets provided arms to Vietnam; moreover, Soviet ships enjoyed access to the harbors at Danang and Cam Ranh Bay, and Soviet reconnaissance aircraft operated out of Vietnamese airfields.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/prc-vietnam.htm (814 words)

	Military Leaders in the Vietnam War
		This Homepage is dedicated to General Hieu of the Armed Forces of Viet Nam - an incorruptible, virtuous and competent General; with the hope that it would indirectly boost up the morale of all soldiers of the ARVN who had sacrificed their prime lives to the just cause of their beloved country.
		Vietnam: A History puts events and decisions into such sharp focus that we come to understand -- and make peace with -- a convulsive epoch of our recent history.
		In 1980 Adams was hired as a consultant for the CBS documentary The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception, based largely on the evidence he had uncovered; the film caused Westmoreland to file a much-publicized libel suit against the network, with Adams a co-defendant.
	www.vietnamwar.net /militaryleaders.htm (504 words)

	Vietnam - Military Photos
		It is believed that Canadian enlistment in the US Army during the Vietnam era far surpassed the 30,000 who fled as draft dodgers to Canada.
		Canadian Forces were being cut back and Vietnam allowed Canadian youth to join the US military where they would be taught skills that were not available in their own country.
		If a significant number of Canadian Vietnam vets live in the United States or have chosen not to make their presence known to veterans' groups, the actual number may be significantly higher.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=26920 (1504 words)

	MILITARY DOGS: VIETNAM
		The Vietnam War saw a big increase in the use of dogs in direct combat roles.
		After the military unit had cordoned off the area, the police entered the hamlet, checking the identification cards of all inhabitants as well as making a complete search, assisted by dogs, of the area for tunnels, personnel, weapons, and supplies.
		Vietnam K-9 units, the dogs and their handlers, were credited with saving thousands of lives in the war.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_wardogs_vietnam.php (619 words)

	Military on the Internet - refdesk.com
		Military Connections is a registry-based site designed to help present and past military personnel and their families find each other and keep in touch.
		Military Records Search - Registration is required, but site is free and you do not have to be a veteran to access search results.
		Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page is dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War and to providing a place for healing.
	www.refdesk.com /military.html (819 words)

	Vietnam: Vietnam War militaria, military surplus, military collectibles & more.
		Vietnam: Vietnam War militaria, military surplus, military collectibles & more.
		Vietnam: Vietnam War militaria, military surplus and military collectibles.
		If you are a museum, living history program, or military honors program we can help you with the historical accuracy of your displays and provide you with the right uniforms and equipment.
	www.mooremilitaria.com (222 words)

	Vietnam Living History: Military History Preservation Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Military History Preservation Society is a non-profit corporation formed by a group of military historians to preserve and present the history of the War in Vietnam.
		Every member of the organization, whether they have military experience or not, is expected to fully understand his or her assigned role in the unit just as a soldier of the Vietnam era did.
		Each member knows their assigned equipment and how to use it, knows the required military skills in the field and on the parade ground, and is familiar with the larger cultural context of the period.
	www.vietnamlivinghistory.com /index.html (250 words)

	Vietnam: Looking Back - At The Facts
		The reason “Vietnam” will not go away is because the story the dodging masses and their supporters are perpetuating is not true, and it sticks in the craw of the non-dodging population.
		Arnett was later fired by CNN for false reporting of the Tailwind incident in which he purported that the US military in Vietnam supposedly gassed their own men.
		I lived in Vietnam, as a civilian, amongst the Vietnamese people from May 1965 through April 1975, and can attest to the fact that the GRVN was not a totalitarian government.
	www.lindasog.com /military/vietnam.htm (10672 words)

	Is the US military returning to Vietnam?
		After communist North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam in 1975, the Soviets moved in to establish there the largest Soviet naval base in the world outside the Warsaw Pact.
		He knows that war with America is a short blip on Vietnam's historical screen - a war that lasted a few short years while for over a thousand years Vietnam fought to gain its freedom from China.
		If there is ever a military confrontation between China and the US, it will be somewhere between the Formosa Strait and the Spratly Islands (see the map in The Indo-China Con).
	www.brookesnews.com /061206wheeler.html (943 words)

	Vietnam Military Ties to U.S.
		Vietnam Military Ties to U.S. Vietnam Circles Slightly Closer to Military Ties to U.S. By Elizabeth Becker
		In the aftermath of America's military defeat, it became a point of honor and a political requirement in Washington that neither diplomatic nor military relations could be opened with Hanoi until questions about Americans missing in Vietnam were resolved.
		Bobby Muller, an early leader of Vietnam Veterans of America, whose anti-land-mine group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, went to Hanoi in the 1980's to press for an accounting of the American missing.
	www.mishalov.com /Vietnam_military_ties.html (1378 words)

	VIETNAM Starter - Military Images Photos Pictures Forums
		This is a tough question to address for every soldier serving in Vietnam had different views on the war.
		The proof is the fact that the communists took over South Vietnam and America is still a free country.
		After the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam, I feel it was a disgrace the way my country just let the communist forces roll down from North Vietnam and their staging areas in Laos and Cambodia without helping the RVN, as was promised by President Nixon.
	www.militaryimages.net /forums/showthread.php?t=13 (2560 words)

	De-military Zone (DMZ) Vietnam Travel Information
		Beaches in Vietnam - What you need to know when preparing for your beach escape holiday in Vietnam.
		In 1954, Ho Chi Minh’s government in the north and the French colonial administration in the south agreed an armistice that involved a ‘temporary’ partition of Vietnam.
		It left a barren desert created by hundreds of thousands of tons of high explosive, estimated to be the equivalent of seven Hiroshima atom bombs, as well as napalm, phosphorous and herbicide.
	www.activetravelvietnam.com /city/dmz.html (635 words)

	Military History Online - The Vietman War
		Up to that point in the war, American military "rules of engagement" prohibited the allies from crossing Cambodia's border in order to give chase to the retreating Communists.[21] That was however, until Nixon made a command decision to prepare combat operations for both U.S. and ARVN troops inside Cambodia.
		Many senior level military personnel have since commented that it was a situation where Kissinger was essentially doing the job of secretary of defense and secretary of state at the same time.
		The stated objective of the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam was to stop North Vietnam's attempt to overthrow the government in the South and mould ARVN into a viable fighting force.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /vietnam/vietnamization/default.aspx (807 words)

	US boosts military ties with Vietnam - Boston.com
		Vietnam is one of several Asian states with which the Pentagon has built close ties to help its war on terrorism and to hedge against a rising China, which Washington says is too secretive about its military spending and its intentions.
		Rumsfeld and Tra agreed to increase "exchanges at all levels of the military and in various ways further strengthen the military to military relationship," he told reporters.
		U.S. military ties with Hanoi, 31 years after the end of the Vietnam war and 11 years after the normalization of diplomatic ties, have warmed gradually with ship visits.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/06/05/us_boosts_military_ties_with_vietnam?mode=PF (684 words)

	Vietnam veterans: vietnam military tours for verterans of America and australia
		Vietnam War veterans returning to battle field Vietnam for the first time compliment us on our meticulous arrangements and our understanding of our visitors’ need and interests.
		On our tailor-made Vietnam military tours, sharing reminiscences of the days of conflict with the ‘enemy’ over rice wine and vodka is a truly cathartic experience for both sides.
		For Vietnam veterans of America and Australia who have been back previously, we can arrange Vietnam military tours to take in other aspects of the war, perhaps combined with a Vietnam tour package taking in Vietnam’s excellent beach and/or mountain resorts.
	www.haivenu-vietnam.com /vietnam-veterans.htm (455 words)

	Welcome to Military Police Of The Vietnam War
		Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Military Police of the Vietnam War
		All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
		Military Police pause to reflect after the battle for the American Embassy during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
	www.geocities.com /militarypoliceofvietnam (84 words)

	Military Women in Vietnam
		What is truly unconscionable in the annals of American military history is the fact that little or no data exists on the women who served and, yes, were injured or killed, in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam era.
		The names of the eight military women who died in Vietnam are inscribed on the Wall, but the statue of the Three Servicemen did not reflect the women who served.
		The Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated in 1993, as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/femvetsnam.html (792 words)

	Vietnam War Military Records - I Dream of Genealogy Databases
		Vietnam War, Deceased Casualties, 1965-1972 - Ancestry.com - This database contains information on U.S. servicemen who died in Southeast Asia as a result of the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1972.
		Vietnam War, Casualties Returned Alive, 1962-1979 - Ancestry.com - The Combat Area Casualties Returned Alive File is maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
		Vietnam War, Awards and Decorations of Honor, 1965-1972 - Ancestry.com - This database contains information about awards and decorations of honor awarded to U.S. and allied foreign military personnel during the Vietnam War.
	www.idreamof.com /military/vietnam.html (482 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Military: Veterans: Vietnam War
		American Veterans Traveling Tribute - Dedicated to the ones that lost their lives in the Vietnam War, and to the Missing in Action and Prisoners of War that were left behind.
		Homecoming: A Vietnam Vets Journey - Over three hundred Vietnam vets and their supporters ride motorcycles from California to the Wall in Washington D.C. A journey across America and through their own lives.
		Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Fund - In remembrance of the casualties of the Vietnam War.
	dmoz.org /Society/Military/Veterans/Vietnam_War (675 words)

	Democracy Now! \| Military Jailing Vietnam War Resisters 40 Years After They Refused to Serve
		We speak with Ernest "Buck" McQueen, a Vietnam War resister who was jailed in January for desertion, 40 years after he left the Marines and his attorney, Tod Ensign who is the director of GI advocacy group, Citizen Soldier.
		Now the military is doing something to try to stop the growing number of soldiers going AWOL: it is arresting and jailing men who refused to fight in the Vietnam War a generation ago.
		The soldiers, he gave what was called “clemency,” and you had to actually go to a military base and apply for it, and then you were given what was called a “clemency discharge,” which in some ways was a stigma also, because it told the employer that you were a Vietnam refuser.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=06/03/15/159201 (2317 words)

	Military Medals, Vietnam War, War Medals, Navy Medals, Military Awards, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit ...
		The following are U.S. and Foreign Military Medals won by the author and his unit from July 1968 to July 1969.
		In November 1968 the South Vietnam government with American support began a concentrated effort to expand security in the countryside.
		President Nixon announced the reduction of the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam which would be demonstrated initially by the withdrawal of 25,000 troops by 31 August 1969.
	www.riverinesailor.com /awards.htm (2194 words)

	Capturing war within the military over Vietnam - The Boston Globe
		One of the least-told stories of the Vietnam War is that of the antiwar struggle within the American military.
		He worked as a civilian in one of the many antiwar coffee shops that sprang up on military bases around the country and served as havens for dissenting soldiers.
		Like last year's re release, ``Winter Soldier," a film of the informal but crucial Vietnam hearings mounted by antiwar soldiers, Zeiger's movie is a timely salute to the risky and brave men and women who had the temerity not only to think for themselves but to speak their minds.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/06/16/capturing_war_within_the_military_over_vietnam (565 words)

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