When did us start fighting in vietnam?

Answer 1

Originally the US had sent combat troops to Vietnam in 1965 to help fight communism which North Vietnam was trying to force on South Vietnam. The US involvement with South Vietnam ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. They had been allies with the South but after many casualties, pressure from protests in the USA, television coverage of the realities of warfare, and failure to beat the Viet Cong the US withdrew.

Answer 2

The Vietnam War started in the year 1959.The Vietnamese War was one of the most brutal battles ever fought. It lasted for a period of 16 years. It exact date on which ceasefire was called was 30th of April 1959. The war was fought between DRV (democratic republic of Vietnam) and the 'Republic of Vietnam.' United States of America had allied with the Republic of Vietnam to fight the Vietnam War.

Answer 3

The first combat troops to arrive in Vietnam during the war after 1963, the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident had occurred and some incidents of Viet Cong forces attacking US Air Installations forced the deployment of a few thousand troops that landed at Da Nang.

Answer 4

Although US sevicemen's deaths in Vietnam go back into the 1950's; most historians accept 1961 as the starting date for the Vietnam War.

Answer 5

President Eisenhower sent US Military advisers to Vietnam in '55. Kennedy sent US Special Forces (Green Beret) in '61. Johnson sent US Regulars in '65.

Answer 6

1972 was the year the draft ended. I distinctly remember because my

"lottery" number was 91. The draft ended with number 89.

Answer 7

The US pulled out in March '73.

Answer 8

1987

Answer 9

1970