- Range: 8,406 miles - Crew: six - Armament: four M2 .50 caliber machine guns, mounted in rear, operated either by a tail gunner or by remote control from gunner in cockpit - Payload: About 60,000 pounds of bombs, arranged in the bomb bay and on pylons attached to the wings F-4 Phantom Fighter Plane While U.S. M113 Armored Personnel Carrier The M113 armored personnel carrier served valuable transport, reconnaissance and fire support functions in a variety of terrain
In 1989, the year in which the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War effectively ended, the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan, as the United States had withdrawn its troops from Indochina a decade and a half earlier. combat troops from Vietnam in March 1973 and the fall of Saigon to communist North Vietnamese forces in April 1975, Americans have been unable to agree on how to characterize the long, costly and ultimately unsuccessful U.S
The Tet Offensive: the turning point in the Vietnam War
Early this morning a helicopter with 11 US Marines helping in the evacuation finally took off after being delayed by a burst of small arms fire in the US Embassy." The Guardian reporter continued: "The way the Americans went was a spectacle in itself. President Johnson issued instructions that in the event of a further attack upon US vessels in "international waters" they were to respond with the objective of destroying the attackers
Vietnam Veterans of America
VVA Member Quick Links Help With A VA Claim Locate Your Local VVA Chapter Agent Orange and Toxic Exposures VVA Calendar VVA Events VVA Forms Strategic Documents Chaplain's Corner Conference of State Council Presidents PTSD VVA Publications Donate to VVA Site Map Contact VVA Visit Our YouTube Channel Update For Vets with PTSD The following resources may be of use to your organization as you reach out to veterans about the recent policy changes at the Department of Defense: The Hagel Memorandum, which describes the new policy Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) Manual Update for Veterans with PTSD (2014) Connecticut Veterans Legal Services (CVLC) Discharge Upgrade Manual American Bar Association, List of Legal Resources for Veterans VVA Video Fighting For The Promise Made Vietnam Vets and their children are fighting the effects of Agent Orange exposure. The request, formally transmitted on June 23, seeks the transfer of funds from the Choice Program to continue VA's efforts to increase Veterans' access to care and life-saving pharmaceuticals
Neither is it an attempt to make North Vietnam or the National Liberation Front paragons of virtue, nor to overlook the role they must play in the successful resolution of the problem. I think of them, too, because it is clear to me that there will be no meaningful solution there until some attempt is made to know them and hear their broken cries
The rifle barrel of the M40 was later free-floated and the action bedded by USMC RTE armorers in Vietnam after the tropical climate proved almost too much for the rifle to take. One of the things that kept the model 70 from being selected as the sniper standard in the years to come was the fact that this was not a commonly issued round
The compulsion, though, constantly seeks out other places where something like Vietnam can be taken on again, but this time won, cleanly and conclusively. Although it seems they occasionally entertained the idea that South Vietnam, given help, could perhaps survive, what this really meant was that they expected the South Vietnamese to fight on after the American soldiers slipped away, with the result that the US would not look too bad internationally
According to the executive, Blackwater works on a subcontract for Kestral Logistics, a powerful Pakistani firm, which specializes in military logistical support, private security and intelligence consulting. For years, Kestral has done a robust business in defense logistics with the Pakistani government and other nations, as well as top US defense companies
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http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Anything-That-Moves-American/dp/1250045061Read more Published 24 days ago by mark jackson Wake up, America! Having been living in a socialist country I have heard a lot about the war in Vietnam, but still nothing like the inhuman, bastardy cruelty of the American Army, described in this... So because you didn't witness it first-hand means it didn't happen, right? Turse does not claim that every US combat soldier was a war criminal who was out raping, torturing and killing civilians
The Vietnam War
After WWII and until 1955, France fought hard to regain their former territories in the region, but with a poorly organized army and little determination among the troops, their efforts soon collapsed. Communism had become the evil menace in the United States and with expansion of Soviet rule into Eastern Europe, Korea and Cuba, the Americans were bent on stopping communism from spreading any further
Finally, with their shattering defeat by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May 1954, the French came to the end of their rule in Indochina. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union and China poured weapons, supplies, and advisers into the North, which in turn provided support, political direction, and regular combat troops for the campaign in the South
But equally the fact that so many hundreds of thousands of US youth went to Vietnam helped to deepen the radicalisation then taking place inside the USA itself. Although in March 1947 the ordinary Communist Deputies abstained on a parliamentary vote for war credits, the Communist Ministers were instructed by the Party leadership to vote for these war credits in order to keep their places in the coalition government! Capitalist governments always try to avoid internal opposition to the outbreak of war and present a picture of internal unity against the external enemy
Top Essentials to Know About the Vietnam War
Wars and Diplomacy Vietnam War Top Essentials to Know About the Vietnam War By Martin Kelly American History Expert Share Pin Tweet Submit Stumble Post Share Sign Up for our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! About Today Living Healthy American History You might also enjoy: Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day Sign up There was an error. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly...." In other words, the fear was that if Vietnam fell completely to communism, this would spread
US Enters the Korean Conflict
Truman pledged to defend Formosa (Taiwan) from attack and to support French forces in Indochina, a conflict that would eventually escalate into the Vietnam War. Although formulation of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and the Berlin Airlift suggested that the United States had a particular concern with the spread of communism in Europe, America's policy of containment extended to Asia as well
How the U.S. Got Involved In Vietnam
This became known as the "Staley plan." General Maxwell Taylor and White House aide Walt Rostow led a delegation that "expressed a conscious decision by the Secretary of State to turn the Vietnam problem over to the Secretary of Defense."(63) The major theme of the Taylor-Rostow report was that the Vietnam problem was mainly a military one, which could be solved by a larger commitment of American power including, if necessary, American fighting men. Although this agreement resulted in an uneasy truce, it was soon made obvious that France had no intention of allowing Cochin China to unite with the rest of Vietnam
Why Did the US Enter the Vietnam War
Asian Country Histories from A to Y Asian Countries S to Y Vietnam Why Did the US Enter the Vietnam War? By Kallie Szczepanski Asian History Expert Share Pin Tweet Submit Stumble Post Share Sign Up for our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! About Today Living Healthy Asian History You might also enjoy: Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day Sign up There was an error. Imagine a society where nobody is better or richer than you are, where everyone works together and shares in the products of their labor, and where the government creates a safety net of guaranteed employment and medical care for all
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