It is commonly believed that the Vietnam War was waged only by the United States armed forces against the Communists of the ...

John Wayne signs the helmet of Private 1st Class Fonzell Wofford during a visit at Chu Lai, South Vietnam, in June 1966. (Wikimedia Commons) "[The soldiers] felt this giant hand on their soldier ...

Images and stories of the horrific events occurring in South East Asia flooded the news as former allies Cambodia and South ...

In the 50 years since it ended, the Vietnam War has reshaped attitudes of soldiers and protesters alike about both the U.S. military and America’s engagement with the world.

The battle at Firebase Bird. By 1966, Vietnam’s civil war had been raging for more than a decade, and US involvement had grown from a smattering of military advisers and special forces to a ...

1964-1969 – By 1964, the Viet Cong, the Communist guerrilla force, has 35,000 troops in South Vietnam. The United States sends more and more troops to fight the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese ...

In 1995, Vietnam released official estimates of 4 million civilians and 1.1 million Viet Cong soldiers killed nationwide. The US military estimates more than 200,000 South Vietnamese troops, who ...

T-6C Texan II military training aircraft are seen in Canada before flying to Vietnam in this image supplied by the US Air Force on November 20, 2024.

On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United States' direct military involvement in a war that didn't officially end ...

By 1966, Vietnam’s civil war had been raging for more than a decade, and US involvement had grown from a smattering of military advisers and special forces to a sprawling army of 400,000.