The beginning was July 1958 for all practical purposes. That is when the "new war" was recognized. Howeber Military Advisors had been in Country since 1950, and the first real combat was on Sept. 26, 1959 when the Viet Cong ambushed 2 ARVN Companies. The end . . . well documented was April 30, 1975. I have a friend who was sent to Viet Nam in the last days to recover and burn the sheets of US currency that had been used to provide viability to the RVN South Vietnamese Country.
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The Vietnam War start and end time...
It started in 1955 and ended in 1975.
Many were killed and lives were lost.
If you want to learn more about the Vietnam war, read the book, Shooting the Moon, By Frances O'rark Dowell
President Eisenhower sent US Advisers to South Vietnam in 1955; on 30 April 1975 NVA tanks crashed through the South Vietnamese Capital's Gates, capturing the city, and ending the war.
You can choose your own starting year (everybody else does); 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965...but it did end on 30 April 1975.
The fall of Saigon ended the Vietnam war and signified a start of the Communist ruling in Vietnam.
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
Begin with websites: Statistics about the Vietnam War & Vietnam War Time-Line
See website: Moratoriums to end the war in Vietnam.
See website: Vietnam War