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because people were immature.
The Vietnam War was part of the Cold War. At the time, there was a vast global struggle between the Soviet bloc and the West. It was feared that if communist North Vietnam were to take over the non-communist south, that would just be one more step toward the global domination of the communist Soviet bloc. As it turned out, this fear was entirely misplaced.
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A military officer that fought in the Vietnam War. A Vietnam War soldier would be a "soldier that fought in the Vietnam War.
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