The US, commencing in 1969, began giving riverine boats of the US Navy to the South Vietnamese Navy, craft such as: Swift Boats (Patrol Craft Fast, PCR), PBR's (Patrol Boat River), Alpha Boats (Assault Support Patrol Boats), and monitors (River Battleships). The US Air Force gave the South Viet Air Force (and trained them to fly them) A-1 Skyraiders, propeller driven (seen in the recent film, "Rescue Dawn"). The US also gave the S. Viet AF, 0-1 Bird Dog observation airplanes, and hundreds of UH-1 helicopters (Huey's). The US Army gave the S. Vietnamese Government (ARVN-Army Republic of S. Vietnam) M-41 Walker Bulldog tanks, later M-48 Patton tanks, M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers/Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles (ACAV's), jeeps (1/4 tons), 2 1/2 & 5 ton trucks, 105mm howitzers, 60mm, 81mm, and 4.2 inch mortars, 90mm and 106mm recoilless rifles, massive amounts of WWII M-1 CARBINES, M-16 rifles, M-60 machinguns, helmets and protective vests, ammunition for all of the above, and TONS of medical supplies. During the war, US medical personnel, and US Engineers entered villages (towns) and treated sick and injured Vietnamese civilians; Engineers built roads and bridges and repaired roads and bridges.
The United States has had a continuous military presence in South Vietnam since the war in 1950.
When the American involvement in the Vietnam war ended in 1973, the United States military stopped drafting men into military service.
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The defeat at Dien Bien Phu led the French military to surrender their positions in Vietnam. The French left Vietnam, leaving the United States at the forefront of the conflict.
The United States increased its military involvement in Vietnam.
South Vietnam, supported by the United States, Korea, and Australia's military.
High tech weapons,knowledge and experience is the military advantage that the United States has over Japan.
The inability of the United States to defeat North Vietnam reveal cracks in the seemingly impenetrable military might of the country because the United States were suppose to be one of the worlds powers and to have to fall to such a small country's military as the North Vietnam.
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The inability of the United States to defeat North Vietnam reveal cracks in the seemingly impenetrable military might of the country because the United States were suppose to be one of the worlds powers and to have to fall to such a small country's military as the North Vietnam.
Graham A. Cosmas has written: 'The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968' -- subject(s): United States, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff, History 'MACV' -- subject(s): Command of troops, History, Peace, United States, United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 'U.S. Marines in Vietnam' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, United States, United States. Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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The United States has had a continuous military presence in South Vietnam since the war in 1950.
The United States had well-trained military officers.
Military advisors first arrived in Vietnam in 1950. America started sending troops into Vietnam as early as 1960, but they took no military action until 1965. The United States was actively (militarily) involved in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975.