By the time of President Kennedy's assassination, he had sent 16,000 advisers to South Vietnam. Military operations conducted by the advisers was well beyond expressed congressional authorization. There was no Congressional resistance to this and only Senators Gruening, Morse and McGovern expressed opposition to this.
Less than 50,000.
South Viet Nam's Armed Forces at the time was about 243,000. The US had about 760 "advisors" in country at that time.
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Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from July/August 1962 (when the first 30 military Advisors arrived) until November 1971 (when the last battalion was sent home). The War lasted for a period of approximately 9 years and 6 months.
SEE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and Statistics About the Vietnam War (Recommended by the History Channel).
16000
Less than 50,000.
There were not any troops in Vietnam during the Kennedy administration. Just 500 military advisors. Kennedy was assassinated before we sent troops
South Viet Nam's Armed Forces at the time was about 243,000. The US had about 760 "advisors" in country at that time.
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Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from July/August 1962 (when the first 30 military Advisors arrived) until November 1971 (when the last battalion was sent home). The War lasted for a period of approximately 9 years and 6 months.
SEE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and Statistics About the Vietnam War (Recommended by the History Channel).
At the time of the Vietnam War their was about 2 million. Now their is roughly 760,000.
my father was stationed in Alaska during the Vietnam war
'55-'75
To try and keep South Vietnam from falling to the Communists, and because the government of South Vietnam was too corrupt and incompetent to defend themselves. The government of South Vietnam was never able to defend themselves, and President Gerald R. Ford finally gave up on them in 1975. They soon fell to communist North Vietnam.