Besides the US; Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines sent COMBAT units to Vietnam.
He introduced the first US Military Advisers to the country, intelligence support and Air America.
Absolutely. The war was entirely based upon the principle of containing communism.
The role of the South Vietnamese government was to become a self reliant free country that emulated other free world democracies, and the US government's role during the cold war, was to support such free societies.
It is a veteran who served in the US Military during the time of the Vietnam War without defining the role played within the war itself. It is not saying that they saw combat in Vietnam or that they were even in Asia. Very few who saw actual service in Vietnam would actually use that terminology, preferring something like I was at Dong Ha, or Khe Sahn or Danang. It does not however automatically mean that they did not serve in country.
they both were not involved
They fought a war there to retain the country.
It was the only role. Otherwise the US would have stayed out of it.
In the early 60s and 70s the Vietnam played an important role in the American history. They were involved in a number of fights that eventually helped the US become a world force to reckon.
The name (term) "Vietnam" is brought up by politicians when entering something negative into the debate. Such as, "...why are you saying this? Are you trying to get us involved into another "Vietnam" or something?" Or, "...well, we couldn't that! That might cause another "Vietnam"!"
Each escalated it, alittle a time.
No. U.S. and allied forces left Vietnam in April, 1973 and South Vietnam took on the role of defending their country on their own. Communist tanks rolled into the South's capital of Saigon just two years later, in April 1975 and accepted the surrender of South Vietnam's Premier.
All were officially neutral.
They withdrew from South Vietnam in defeat.
The Vietnam War influenced Clinton's foreign policy because it served as a lesson. He observed that you should not get involved in the business of warlords without careful consideration.
As the name implies, the Cold War involved very little shooting. Infantry weapons played no substantial role. Hot wars, such as Vietnam and Afghanistan DID employ Infantry weapons.
He introduced the first US Military Advisers to the country, intelligence support and Air America.
Absolutely. The war was entirely based upon the principle of containing communism.