Combat for a particular "battle" lasted anywhere from several seconds to several days; the Ia Drang fight (film: We Were Soldiers...) lasted about 3 days. Combat for the actual war lasted from about '55 to '75.
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See info column on the website: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Assuming an 18-year old was in Vietnam in April, 1973 when the last U.S. combat forces left Vietnam, he might live to be 90 years old in 2045. Most Vietnam vets have turned 65, or will turn 65 in the next five years.
The Vietnam War was one of the worst in American history. Combat in the jungle was difficult, and it was hard to know who exactly was the enemy, since Vietnam had two different sides of the war as well.
1,000 years.
It lasted 10 years.