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President Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to South Vietnam in 1955.
Soldiers from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Korea, Australia, and the United States were all effectively trained and prepared for battle in the Vietnam Conflict.
The South Vietnamese referred to Communists LIVING in "South Vietnam" as the Viet Cong. Not to be confused with enemy soldiers entering South Vietnam FROM North Vietnam, the NVA (North Viet Army).
The United States has had a continuous military presence in South Vietnam since the war in 1950.
Communist guerrillas living in South Vietnam. The NVA were regular army (regular soldiers) living in North Vietnam whom marched south into South Vietnam to wage war. VC-didn't wear uniforms (generally) NVA-wore uniforms