Facts of the Vietnam War
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| ginger | ya know, this is really accurate. i love this website | 2/6/2012 |
| aj | this is kool dog | 1/31/2012 |
| halle | About 58,200 Americans were killed during the war and roughly 304,000 were wounded out of the 2.59 million who served the war. | 1/30/2012 |
| kendall | this is very interesting! (if you like history) | 1/11/2012 |
| Brian Ngo Doan | im a proud vietnamesse | 12/22/2011 |
| Gabriela | I Like It... There Was Good Information...:) | 12/8/2011 |
| rangers all day | great info im from met high school tulsa ok and hope one day ill be walking in their shoes | 12/2/2011 |
| mattie mcconnel | did women serve on the front lines | 11/28/2011 |
| Ram R | NATASHA outstanding your article im very kin to read like this history.i hope more and more i will see your article.many thanks and always success your future. | 11/2/2011 |
| eric spencer | the vietnamese war was a very interested war with the communists and the democratics | 10/15/2011 |
| dont care | Chloe D This is confusing! Make information short and sweet please! Today 7:02:00 PM Shakela Arjoon In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending etc . Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war is that we should always lend a helping hand to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore faith make a positve impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. 7/3/2011 Shakela Arjoon In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending etc . Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war is that we should always lend a helping hands to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore with faith an have a positve impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. 7/3/2011 Shakela Arjoon In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending and the use of force while the vietnam won since they lost about a million of their soldiers and had less military cost. Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war always lend a helping hands to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore the presence of God had an a signicant impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. 7/3/2011 Nakia Rentschle this is great website, it help me get more information for my project, thank you gettting me more information 6/1/2011 Cole Can i copy this! 5/31/2011 Soso this is the koren war 5/25/2011 That One Guy This really helped me for that one project in history :D 5/25/2011 In The Year 195 In the year 1954, Vietnam was split into two separate parts: the communist north and the democratic south. Thereafter, a series of events took place that led up to a full-fledged war between these two countries and the war did not only include the Vietnamese, it also included the Americans, Australians and a few other nations. The Americans and other nations supported the largely unpopular southern democrats, and although initially they meant to keep their involvement very limited, they ended up sending millions and millions of soldiers to Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading. Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually led to the victory of the North Vietnamese and the reunification of the country. Millions of soldiers, Vietnamese and Americans alike died in the struggle, and till today the country struggles to reinstate itself after the staggering damages made to its land, economy and people. The Beginning of the End When Ngo Dinh Diem was appointed to be the prime minister, with Bao Dai the then president, Vietnam was split into two separate countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam. During this separation, more than 860 thousand people fled to the South and more than 50 thousand left for the north. The northern government however, welcomed this change, as it meant feeding fewer mouths. It is said the Diem rigged the election so as to win, and then became the president of Vietnam. Although he wasn’t particularly popular with his people, the United States still agreed with his policies and completely supported him, as he was against communism. However, the South Vietnamese despised Diem. Diem on the other hand, abused his power and sent people to kill his enemies while sending still others to jail for no apparent reason. Diem who believed that South Vietnamese people were influenced by communism canceled the election that was scheduled to take place in 1956. It was then that United States stopped supporting Diem because they no longer agreed with any of his principles and policies. He forced peasants out of their villages and the final straw came when on May 8th, 1963 he sent soldiers to storm Buddhist temples and arrest the nuns and monks. In order to protest this, a Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc burnt himself alive in the streets. There were many other protest being led by the Vietnamese, but in other different ways. The northern government wanted to bring about peace and harmony, but this proposal was refused. Finally the Southerners couldn’t take it anymore and Diem was assassinated on the 1st of May in 1963. South Vietnam celebrated this victory and the country was reunited. How the Americans got Involved Johnson was the central figure when it comes to the US involvement in Vietnam. His vision was to stop the spread of communist aggression, and others shared this theory like Eisenhower, Kennedy and Truman. In the year 1964, the Northern Vietnamese apparently attacked two US destroyers. Thus, in the year 1965, the US began regularly bombing the Northern railroads, bridges and oil facilities as well as the HaiPhong harbor. With the Vietcong attack of an US base in Pleiku, the Americans were now fully involved and Operation Flaming dart came next. In April of the year 1965, Johnson was all set to Americanize this Vietnam War and sent more than 40 thousand troops to Vietnam. By mid June, Johnson was told to send in more troops in order to prevent South Vietnam’s collapse. Thus America had to plunge directly into the war, which was a better option at that time than facing defeat. Facts of the Vietnam War While most aspects of the Vietnam war are really debatable, the facts of this war have a strong voice of their own and are indeed indisputable. Here are some of the commonly accepted facts of the war: •About 58,200 Americans were killed during the war and roughly 304,000 were wounded out of the 2.59 million who served the war. •The average age of the wounded and dead was 23.11 years. •After the war, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and The Philippines stayed free of communism. •During the war, the national debt was increased by $146 billion. •90% of the Vietnam War veterans say they are glad they served in the war. •74% say they would serve again. •11,465 were less than the age of 20. •The number of Vietnamese killed was 500,000 and casualties were in the millions. •From the year 1957 to the year 1973, the National Liberation Front assassinated nearly 37,000 South Vietnamese and nearly 58,500 were abducted. Death squads mainly focused on leaders like minor officials and schoolteachers. •Nearly two-thirds of the men serving the war were volunteers. The Aftermath of the War America spent more than 165 billion dollars on the war. Nearly sixty thousand American soldiers died, and thousands and thousands of them were wounded, while some are permanently paralyzed. More than 2 million Vietnamese died in the war. They still have to deal with a country that is in tatters and that has an economy that is seriously depleted. Till today, their land is scattered with land mines, unexploded bombs and other unknown dangers lurking in the shadows. Their marshlands and jungles have all been destroyed by chemicals like Agent Orange and Napalm. Most of the Vietnamese historical sites and buildings were destroyed in the war, and millions of people were left homeless. 5/25/2011 Brittany Hello This helped alot for my history class assigment! 5/18/2011 Breanna you should add a timeline to this websits but it did help me with my school work 5/17/2011 Breanna you should add a timeline to this websits 5/17/2011 SUE It is amazing! This information makes most americans feel proud of the damage, death, brutality we inflicted. We are sick animals just like those we accuse. We are hypocrites to the 10th power. We can't mind our own business. We can find money to fight other's wars but let our elderly, and children starve, while we strong arm other peoples countries. Sad is that we think we are right. While our government lies to us time and time again, to get us to believe why we should invade others rights, land, borders, countries, rather than allow them to live how they choose in THEIR own countries. We have not mastered our problems, how the heck can we correct others. Low-down hypocrites. No other country could invade us and tell us how to live, run, conduct our government. What the heck makes us think we have ANY right to disrespect others rights. 5/10/2011 Shortiie really good info for my project 5/5/2011 Tyler I am from Knox High school in Indiana,and I am doing a Project On the Vietnam war and some of the fact were helpful 5/3/2011 KJ Needs a little more facts, But still it was good info. 5/2/2011 AMANDA Z GREAT STUFF(WINK) 4/30/2011 Inna great resource for my history essay. thanks 4/13/2011 Jade its sad 4/12/2011 Michael Murphy brilliant 4/8/2011 Susan i think the monkeys did good 3/21/2011 LARRI i think it was supper. it gave me alot of info so i could do my project thank you GOOGLE 3/15/2011 Emily GREATT! thanks (: 3/3/2011 Johnny Jones i tink that was just awful that they would do something loike thayyt my gpa was in thwe war and he almost got killed but he didn't. 2/23/2011 Annymas awsome facts 2/23/2011 Bryan The war was really bad, however after the war (4/30/1975) even worse; thousands of South Vietnam soldiers were sent to prison for years without trials; millions of boat people tried to escape from VN communism, half of them buried in the ocean. 2/17/2011 Katelyn this really helped me because i am doing a report on the Vietnam war. Thank You, Katelyn 2/17/2011 Baked Guy Hey im a guy...and im at school like the previous comment haha people reallly comment on this? wow im just doin a research paper well lets go party like at woodstock NUKKA! (: 2/17/2011 Dude Guy HEY (: im at SCHOOL! 2/17/2011 Courtney for the facts i think that 2/3 of them were drafted...not volunteered 2/13/2011 M.D Flaarp This source states facts...but they're really boring. 2/11/2011 Gabriel Flores is the vietnam war going to happen again 2/10/2011 Yourname good 2/10/2011 Jr how do you know so much 2/3/2011 JASMINE I LIKE THE FACTS ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR 2/3/2011 Tony I think it needs more 1/29/2011 D. Do you guys have any report papers on this website? 1/24/2011 Aaron Doney I wish I was in the vietnam war so I coud've killed some people for my country but I wasnt born back then. 1/11/2011 Tappy X3 1/10/2011 Tanner wow! 1/10/2011 Putin Why does my parents bedroom sounds like a zoo in heat. 1/5/2011 Ho Wang SOVIET RUSSIA WON THIS WAR HAHAHAH YOU GUYS SUCH LOSERS MMMMMM YEA SUCH THAT DEFEAT 1/5/2011 Fidel Castro So uh i want to get laid so i came on here to express how long my schnauzzer is, halalalalala 1/5/2011 Le Deonte ounyaaa 1/5/2011 Kuziva So what initialy caused the division of the Vietnam state? 12/24/2010 Britney wow that's cool 12/22/2010 Ben where is the copyright statement? 12/14/2010 Reneka This was Awsome I think that who ever Wrote this put in some good details my name is NeNe and and im 11 12/6/2010 Bobby Joe good facts i learned alot! 11/18/2010 Rosa:D this helped me relize how bad the war was... and it helped me on my homework:D 11/16/2010 Sasha B horrible never choose this site! I FAILED a test because of this website 11/12/2010 Bill K Two of the facts mentioned in this article state: 90% of the Vietnam War veterans say they are glad they served in the war. 74% say they would serve again. How do you know that? What research supports that claim? 11/8/2010 Julia can any one help me on this because im doing a project on the vietnam war! 10/5/2010 Kolton that war was proboly sad for having to watch . 9/22/2010 Ian Senior has the US govt ever managed to locate the burial place of Major Joseph C. Morrison 8/28/2010 Savannah i dont really kno much about the vietnam war but i would lyk to kno the whole enchilada. :D 8/25/2010 Emanuela I think you guys should put more details about how people were captured and how many people have returned 8/9/2010 Man great facts 6/9/2010 Bob Shwoysher wow that just horrible that the Vietnamese had to go through that. 6/8/2010 Liam Tonzing In the year 1954, Vietnam was split into two separate parts: the communist north and the democratic south. Thereafter, a series of events took place that led up to a full-fledged war between these two countries and the war did not only include the Vietnamese, it also included the Americans, Australians and a few other nations. The Americans and other nations supported the largely unpopular southern democrats, and although initially they meant to keep their involvement very limited, they ended up sending millions and millions of soldiers to Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading. Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually led to the victory of the North Vietnamese and the reunification of the country. Millions of soldiers, Vietnamese and Americans alike died in the struggle, and till today the country struggles to reinstate itself after the staggering damages made to its land, economy and people. 6/7/2010 1221 HI TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE 5/26/2010 1221 thats great that vietnam war is well know for those who are new learn about our of others past and bravey...:) 5/26/2010 Alice Taylor Very Helpfull! :) 5/26/2010 Lauren who are you calling a coody queen you lint licker! 5/25/2010 Steven i know! 5/25/2010 Austin wow! that's a low price! 5/25/2010 Stephanie that's so cool hahahahahahahahahaha my uncle was born in vietnam peace out 5/25/2010 Josh the was a sad war and many people were send 5/25/2010 Robert wow i did not know all those facts i just saw! 5/24/2010 Samuel Morse world war 3 is coming and we need to stop it. If we do not nuclear war will tear this world apart and their will be no winners or losers 5/24/2010 Jesusluvsu thank you so much! ahh im doin a report and this was sooo heplful ! thanksksksksk 5/20/2010 BOOB I LOVED IT 5/18/2010 Kenzie F this website is great for facts about the war. i love it! 5/18/2010 Me this website was perfect for my CBA testing. it explains everything perfectly! 5/18/2010 Tyron Ellington we lost to a crummy country ha 5/17/2010 Chelsea helped me on my project! :) 5/13/2010 Greg ok first of all get your facts straight. millions of americans did not die. all together only about 350,000 casualties 5/11/2010 Jake vietnam war was bad for us 5/7/2010 Angle Muffin i lost my great grandpa in this war you can find him on the wqall. wallace glassmyer 5/6/2010 Elliot Hannon amzing (: Very good for my homework! (Y) 5/2/2010 -3- Great info, thanks. Helps a lot with collecting information on the Vietnam War for school purposes and assignments. 4/30/2010 WEG HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 4/27/2010 Noone Knows it was great maybe it could have more facts on how it began that way we could get more insite as to what really happen. if someone just got mad or if everyone just started blowing people apart. that is some things that should be in this. *hint hint* 4/26/2010 KaCi it was good but i needed more details on how it began 4/26/2010 Hector huh wat was this war about again 4/23/2010 Gio this war was crazy i was exciting to 4/23/2010 Nick this war was very tragic 4/23/2010 Ffjbghh facts about the vietnam war 4/23/2010 Karlos i need a little more info 4/23/2010 Karlos this is good info but this war seems to complicated gotta do homework 4/23/2010 Kjuihui really good info i have to do this paper 2 pages its a lot im in middle school and ist do tuesday 4/23/2010 Sally Coulibaly Im Sally and i'm doing a report on the Vietnam War. I think this was the most tragic war that the United States went through. This is a good review and it has good facts that backs up the main point. 4/21/2010 Nickolas this is good information for people to know about the vietnam war 4/20/2010 Adrianna this was article was very informative and helpful for my presentation, thankyou! 4/10/2010 1234567890 Thanks. This really helped. 3/31/2010 Glenn could you put facts on here about POWs and MIAs. The way that the POWs were tortured and things like that. 3/28/2010 Vivian i can't beleive it was cool and i can't beleive in school i go to this website and learn stuff for reasearch 3/27/2010 Justin Beiber good info, i have HW too! 3/26/2010 Kevin This is a very good source of information but it doesn't really include what leads up to the war. 3/23/2010 Vanessa great facts I can't beleive how interesting this is I'm siked to learn more about not just the vietnam war but all the wars that acurred 3/23/2010 Joe S this thiing is too much to read! 3/22/2010 Jajaj it too muchtoo read 3/22/2010 David i think the vietnam war was a waste of time, but i think you have wrote it out well enough for me to understand. put some more about the traps and the hiding sheltersETC 3/22/2010 Abby very sad :( :( :( 3/13/2010 Lorna I think war is waste of life time 3/12/2010 Fran Drescher I felt that you could have added if Vietnam is a Communist or a Democratic country now but otherwise it was wonderful. 3/7/2010 Kyle i like it 3/6/2010 Toni Ortiz hows it going i like wars haha 3/4/2010 LeNecia thank you for the info it helped me alot on my report 2/28/2010 Rita Marques I agree that this was planned right but many people suffered and think i wouldn't of wanted to go through this. Btw i'm 12 2/16/2010 Hello There are many interesting facts about the Vietnam War. Here is our collection of interesting facts. About 7,500 women served in the Vietnam war. There were over 58,100 deaths total in the Vietnam war. Five men that were killed were only 16 years old! The oldest man killed was 62 years old! 91% of Vietnam vets. were glad that they served. 74% of the vets. would serve again knowing the outcome. Congress never declared war against Vietnam, so it should be called the Vietnam conflict, which it commonly is. The U.S. didn't lose the war but withdrew before they lost. The average fighter was only 22 years old! 66% of the soldiers were drafted. 2/16/2010 Sgt. Rock Wars of attrition can no longer be won because there's too many people in the world. As one U.S. officer in the Vietnam War said: "We can't kill them fast enough". 2/7/2010 Amelia i luv it so much 1/15/2010 GREGORY GOOD FACTS 1/13/2010 Annonous this was really helpful! Had to make a report on this and it answered ALL of my questions thank you so much!(: 12/14/2009 A.R.N.M. tragic this is a big help to my essay report thanx whoever made this web 12/9/2009 A.R.N.M. the vietnam war was as bad as can be, and so it was a sad war. 12/9/2009 Jaques this is just what i needed 4 my report 12/3/2009 Stephen Ambrose Hi my name is stephen i just wanted to tell you that my dad has ben throu the vietnam war and he has seen allot of bad stuff. 11/22/2009 Idk i need to know the climate!post it gosh! 11/20/2009 Gerald N excellent articles-outstanding- facts-all americans shoul read this article-maybe they would understsand that we should bring all troops home and stop incidents like 911- and ft hood 11/15/2009 Jerry M too much monies,politics,death,wounded,many changes in vietnan government, and our troop did not have the trng for jungle warfare.our equiments was short comings- m-16 malfunctions-too many gen flying around in choppers 11/15/2009 Jacob Dunbar this web page was a great deal of help to me, and Mr. Dennis thank you for your services to our country im only 14 yet i value all vets as high ranking figures in my life. 11/6/2009 Michelle i think it was a really bad horrible thing that happen glad for the people that survied and r.i.p. the people who didnt and that died.. 11/5/2009 Bri it was good and i liked it thankyou 11/2/2009 Karley How is vietnam war alike gulf war? 11/2/2009 Johnequa P. i think this is very true because i read it. 10/27/2009 Chris Green It could have said why that 74% would serve again. And why the other ones they asked said why they wouldnt. 10/15/2009 Chris Green I think that more could have been more said about the war. I think that it could have told whor the cheifs were n who was over the vietnam war. 10/15/2009 Chris Green I think that it was good that the vietnam war was fought. It might have made much of a difference but it made one. 10/15/2009 Bobby i think this is so sad lol 9/25/2009 Nigel Simms Sorry, I should have made it clear that I'm English, and that the US unfortunately took over from us Brits in having an imperialist agenda, which continues today - with the Brits now hanging on to your coat tails. Somebody asked whether you won or lost the war. There were no winners, but the US did get pushed out, so that was a defeat, of sorts. Unfortunately, we're still making the same mistakes even now, e.g. the war in Iraq - although I support the war in Afgahnistan because it has the backing of a UN mandate. To the Marine and to all other military personnel who were in Vietnam, and Iraq, I can only guess at how awful it must have been for you, but without intending any criticism of you, I don't think you should have been there. Maybe one day we'll learn! 9/18/2009 Nigel Simms This article is evidence that a little information is a dangerous thing! There's no mention of France's earlier imperial role in Vietnam, which contributed to its move toward communism, nor that the Americans initial involvement was to give military advice, rather than military intervention. I've never heard before about America becoming involved due to attacks on two of its destroyers - What were they named? Even if this is true, America's involvement had started well before 1964. I'd leave writing about events as significant as this until you have a more accurate and fuller acquaintance with the facts. 9/18/2009 Dennis Thank you Natasha for showing some of the true facts of the war in Vietnam, that is more than most authors do. I was a Marine who served in Vietnam for three years. I think it will be up to future historians to separate the facts from the myths about the war. 9/12/2009 Andrew R The Leaders who have the problem should fight to death one on one and sort there own crap out rather than sending millions of others to kill for resolution 9/9/2009 M&Ms u should have something about kim phuk 8/20/2009 Sall And Ashlee HOWS THOMAS ? ;)ammyyy :) 6/29/2009 Amii Louu nothin reallly bewt goin owt like :) i think:s 6/29/2009 Emily Mathews good facts on vietnam war but could have more facts about horses 6/22/2009 Hayleigh Notley great site , good use of words, could u add some horsey pictures ? 6/22/2009 Nicole omg! lets have s..! (: 6/11/2009 Amberr Thank you so much for putting this website up.! This helped me a lot on my school paper. I had to make it a long paprer with a lot of facts. I used most of the facts from here. Once again, Thank you! 6/11/2009 Tash where vietnam war on this thing 6/10/2009 Monica Mcdonald i need it 4 an assiment thanks gona get a good mark 6/10/2009 Monica Mcdonald i think that this web site is very help full for assiments 6/10/2009 Peter A lot of great information .. Needed it for an essay .. Thanks 5/29/2009 Cassii B. This is so sad! I had to do a report on the Vietnam War for school and I can't believe how awful the US treats other countries the more I dig up information! I'm not gonna lie, we are terrible! 5/27/2009 RUTH THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION 5/20/2009 Moling22 who cares what the miltery do okay... 5/6/2009 Christina wow this is soo interesting i never even knew what they were fighting over 5/6/2009 Baby V sound's like it was a very tragic war. but good sight! gives good facts and great information! very interesting it doesn't bore you! but like said really great facts and info! 4/27/2009 Justin this is very exciting to here about what you guys are talking about 4/9/2009 Pranay this information was so good! 4/8/2009 Joe Thanks, this information is great and it really helped! 3/26/2009 Kesler sad but really cool 3/24/2009 Laura Romero im hearing alot of different things from many different websites...im a sophmore in high school and i cant even get information on anything...did we win or not?!? please be clear. 3/5/2009 Kace it was good but there should be more information on what countries fought in the war, the conent, and why it was fought and how it started in the first place 2/23/2009 MarDivPhoto This article contains numerous myths about the war and should not be relied upon as historical data. Example- "Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually ... led to the victory of the North Vietnamese" The 1972 invasion by the North was 200,000 conventional troops with tanks, artillery, and AA missiles, the final 1975 invasion was 400,000 men in 20 Divisions. That's not guerilla war! Much of the literature about the war is inaccurate, a researcher needs to carefully consider all sources. 2/17/2009 Miley This is really funny but then its not i think who ever mad this is really smart 1/8/2009 Icantgiveitaway wow i didn't know alot of that and it really halped for my eight grade english class 1/5/2009 Caleb Sanders I don't need to know all this! Thanks for your time, though! Sorry! 1/5/2009 Sarah M What i was looking for! Than-You! 1/5/2009 Ag As well as explosive bombs the US air force dropped a considerable number of incendiary devices. The most infamous of these was napalm, a mixture of petrol and a chemical thickner which produces a tough sticky gel that attaches itself to the skin. The igniting agent, white phosphorus, continues burning for a considerable amount of time. A reported three quarters of all napalm victims in Vietnam were burned through to the muscle and bone (fifth degree burns). The pain caused by the burning is so traumatic that it often causes death. 12/28/2008 Ag useful thank you. But obviously written by an American! 12/28/2008 Neil Thank you Natasha Bantwal, although it's not enough to understand exactly what happen in the Vietnam War, people can know somewhat about it. We don't know when the US stops killing their citizens and people in the world. 12/23/2008 Anna-Soma My dog could have pooped out a better article then this one! 11/12/2008 Anna-Soma You want to bet I can write a better article then you ever could. I'll bet you 4,000 dollars, and no I don't have that kind of money, Boca. 11/12/2008 Anna-Soma You and your article helped me finish a class assignment really quickly! Thankyou. 11/12/2008 Andrea i though this website! wasss...okayy. 11/11/2008 The Animal Bati ok ineed info for a project 10/22/2008 Mrs Potty Girl I think the Info was good but need more / I was playing around . 10/9/2008 Nicholas goood in a sort of way by giving me information for my project 10/2/2008 Anthony Golden i think they sent them over seas for know reasons 9/16/2008 Abril G. This is a great page, today I have to do a test for history about the vietnam war. And i was kind of lost because all the events during this war were unclear to me. So finally until i found this web page and now I have a better knowledge about this war. 5/16/2008 Kh i cant even begin to know the hurt they felt over there i owe them my life 5/15/2008 Renee This is a bit more helpful for my boring/hard assignment. I just want the assignment to be over. 4/18/2008 Ashley This is very helpful. I am doing a midterm paper on it. Thanks for the write. 3/5/2008 Chance chuck norris is the BEST! 2/21/2008 Chance chuck norris can watch a 60 minute video in 30 minutes 2/21/2008 Chance chuck norris once ran around the world so fast he punched himself in the back of the head. 2/21/2008 Karilynne i do not think that this site is okay for children because they won't understand what it is saying. you should make it more kid friendly! 2/21/2008 Unknown Vietnam people say the U.S.A. lost well we didn't the south vietnamese did i am an american citizen but i am vietnamese I know how they felt and the americans left the south before the war really ended 2/11/2008 L Why does nobody seem to care how the south vietnamese felt when the u.s.a left vietnam 2/11/2008 Roger Daniel Very informative and impressive I must say.. Very well put. A short illustration but gives a good picture/idea about the Vietnam war. 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| Chloe D | This is confusing! Make information short and sweet please! | 7/9/2011 |
| Shakela Arjoon | In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending etc . Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war is that we should always lend a helping hand to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore faith make a positve impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. | 7/3/2011 |
| Shakela Arjoon | In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending etc . Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war is that we should always lend a helping hands to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore with faith an have a positve impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. | 7/3/2011 |
| Shakela Arjoon | In my view the vietnam won the war simply because the U.S. A lost a lot more in terms of military spending and the use of force while the vietnam won since they lost about a million of their soldiers and had less military cost. Vietnam was consider small as compared to the U.S.A. The lesson from this war always lend a helping hands to countries in need instead of declaring war un the vulnerable. Therefore the presence of God had an a signicant impact on the outcome of this war. Faith in God can win the battle. | 7/3/2011 |
| nakia rentschle | this is great website, it help me get more information for my project, thank you gettting me more information | 6/1/2011 |
| Cole | Can i copy this! | 5/31/2011 |
| soso | this is the koren war | 5/25/2011 |
| That One Guy | This really helped me for that one project in history :D | 5/25/2011 |
| In the year 195 | In the year 1954, Vietnam was split into two separate parts: the communist north and the democratic south. Thereafter, a series of events took place that led up to a full-fledged war between these two countries and the war did not only include the Vietnamese, it also included the Americans, Australians and a few other nations. The Americans and other nations supported the largely unpopular southern democrats, and although initially they meant to keep their involvement very limited, they ended up sending millions and millions of soldiers to Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading. Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually led to the victory of the North Vietnamese and the reunification of the country. Millions of soldiers, Vietnamese and Americans alike died in the struggle, and till today the country struggles to reinstate itself after the staggering damages made to its land, economy and people. The Beginning of the End When Ngo Dinh Diem was appointed to be the prime minister, with Bao Dai the then president, Vietnam was split into two separate countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam. During this separation, more than 860 thousand people fled to the South and more than 50 thousand left for the north. The northern government however, welcomed this change, as it meant feeding fewer mouths. It is said the Diem rigged the election so as to win, and then became the president of Vietnam. Although he wasn’t particularly popular with his people, the United States still agreed with his policies and completely supported him, as he was against communism. However, the South Vietnamese despised Diem. Diem on the other hand, abused his power and sent people to kill his enemies while sending still others to jail for no apparent reason. Diem who believed that South Vietnamese people were influenced by communism canceled the election that was scheduled to take place in 1956. It was then that United States stopped supporting Diem because they no longer agreed with any of his principles and policies. He forced peasants out of their villages and the final straw came when on May 8th, 1963 he sent soldiers to storm Buddhist temples and arrest the nuns and monks. In order to protest this, a Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc burnt himself alive in the streets. There were many other protest being led by the Vietnamese, but in other different ways. The northern government wanted to bring about peace and harmony, but this proposal was refused. Finally the Southerners couldn’t take it anymore and Diem was assassinated on the 1st of May in 1963. South Vietnam celebrated this victory and the country was reunited. How the Americans got Involved Johnson was the central figure when it comes to the US involvement in Vietnam. His vision was to stop the spread of communist aggression, and others shared this theory like Eisenhower, Kennedy and Truman. In the year 1964, the Northern Vietnamese apparently attacked two US destroyers. Thus, in the year 1965, the US began regularly bombing the Northern railroads, bridges and oil facilities as well as the HaiPhong harbor. With the Vietcong attack of an US base in Pleiku, the Americans were now fully involved and Operation Flaming dart came next. In April of the year 1965, Johnson was all set to Americanize this Vietnam War and sent more than 40 thousand troops to Vietnam. By mid June, Johnson was told to send in more troops in order to prevent South Vietnam’s collapse. Thus America had to plunge directly into the war, which was a better option at that time than facing defeat. Facts of the Vietnam War While most aspects of the Vietnam war are really debatable, the facts of this war have a strong voice of their own and are indeed indisputable. Here are some of the commonly accepted facts of the war: •About 58,200 Americans were killed during the war and roughly 304,000 were wounded out of the 2.59 million who served the war. •The average age of the wounded and dead was 23.11 years. •After the war, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and The Philippines stayed free of communism. •During the war, the national debt was increased by $146 billion. •90% of the Vietnam War veterans say they are glad they served in the war. •74% say they would serve again. •11,465 were less than the age of 20. •The number of Vietnamese killed was 500,000 and casualties were in the millions. •From the year 1957 to the year 1973, the National Liberation Front assassinated nearly 37,000 South Vietnamese and nearly 58,500 were abducted. Death squads mainly focused on leaders like minor officials and schoolteachers. •Nearly two-thirds of the men serving the war were volunteers. The Aftermath of the War America spent more than 165 billion dollars on the war. Nearly sixty thousand American soldiers died, and thousands and thousands of them were wounded, while some are permanently paralyzed. More than 2 million Vietnamese died in the war. They still have to deal with a country that is in tatters and that has an economy that is seriously depleted. Till today, their land is scattered with land mines, unexploded bombs and other unknown dangers lurking in the shadows. Their marshlands and jungles have all been destroyed by chemicals like Agent Orange and Napalm. Most of the Vietnamese historical sites and buildings were destroyed in the war, and millions of people were left homeless. |
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| Brittany Hello | This helped alot for my history class assigment! | 5/18/2011 |
| breanna | you should add a timeline to this websits but it did help me with my school work |
5/17/2011 |
| breanna | you should add a timeline to this websits | 5/17/2011 |
| SUE | It is amazing! This information makes most americans feel proud of the damage, death, brutality we inflicted. We are sick animals just like those we accuse. We are hypocrites to the 10th power. We can't mind our own business. We can find money to fight other's wars but let our elderly, and children starve, while we strong arm other peoples countries. Sad is that we think we are right. While our government lies to us time and time again, to get us to believe why we should invade others rights, land, borders, countries, rather than allow them to live how they choose in THEIR own countries. We have not mastered our problems, how the heck can we correct others. Low-down hypocrites. No other country could invade us and tell us how to live, run, conduct our government. What the heck makes us think we have ANY right to disrespect others rights. | 5/10/2011 |
| shortiie | really good info for my project | 5/5/2011 |
| tyler | I am from Knox High school in Indiana,and I am doing a Project On the Vietnam war and some of the fact were helpful | 5/3/2011 |
| KJ | Needs a little more facts, But still it was good info. | 5/2/2011 |
| AMANDA Z | GREAT STUFF(WINK) | 4/30/2011 |
| inna | great resource for my history essay. thanks | 4/13/2011 |
| jade | its sad | 4/12/2011 |
| michael murphy | brilliant | 4/8/2011 |
| susan | i think the monkeys did good | 3/21/2011 |
| LARRI | i think it was supper. it gave me alot of info so i could do my project thank you GOOGLE | 3/15/2011 |
| emily | GREATT! thanks (: | 3/3/2011 |
| johnny jones | i tink that was just awful that they would do something loike thayyt my gpa was in thwe war and he almost got killed but he didn't. | 2/23/2011 |
| annymas | awsome facts | 2/23/2011 |
| bryan | The war was really bad, however after the war (4/30/1975) even worse; thousands of South Vietnam soldiers were sent to prison for years without trials; millions of boat people tried to escape from VN communism, half of them buried in the ocean. | 2/17/2011 |
| Katelyn | this really helped me because i am doing a report on the Vietnam war. Thank You, Katelyn |
2/17/2011 |
| baked guy | Hey im a guy...and im at school like the previous comment haha people reallly comment on this? wow im just doin a research paper well lets go party like at woodstock NUKKA! (: | 2/17/2011 |
| dude guy | HEY (: im at SCHOOL! | 2/17/2011 |
| Courtney | for the facts i think that 2/3 of them were drafted...not volunteered | 2/13/2011 |
| M.D Flaarp | This source states facts...but they're really boring. | 2/11/2011 |
| Gabriel Flores | is the vietnam war going to happen again | 2/10/2011 |
| yourname | good | 2/10/2011 |
| jr | how do you know so much | 2/3/2011 |
| JASMINE | I LIKE THE FACTS ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR | 2/3/2011 |
| Tony | I think it needs more | 1/29/2011 |
| D. | Do you guys have any report papers on this website? | 1/24/2011 |
| Aaron Doney | I wish I was in the vietnam war so I coud've killed some people for my country but I wasnt born back then. | 1/11/2011 |
| tappy | X3 | 1/10/2011 |
| tanner | wow! | 1/10/2011 |
| Putin | Why does my parents bedroom sounds like a zoo in heat. | 1/5/2011 |
| Ho wang | SOVIET RUSSIA WON THIS WAR HAHAHAH YOU GUYS SUCH LOSERS MMMMMM YEA SUCH THAT DEFEAT | 1/5/2011 |
| Fidel Castro | So uh i want to get laid so i came on here to express how long my schnauzzer is, halalalalala | 1/5/2011 |
| Le deonte | ounyaaa | 1/5/2011 |
| Kuziva | So what initialy caused the division of the Vietnam state? | 12/24/2010 |
| Britney | wow that's cool | 12/22/2010 |
| Ben | where is the copyright statement? | 12/14/2010 |
| reneka | This was Awsome I think that who ever Wrote this put in some good details my name is NeNe and and im 11 | 12/6/2010 |
| bobby joe | good facts i learned alot! | 11/18/2010 |
| Rosa:D | this helped me relize how bad the war was... and it helped me on my homework:D | 11/16/2010 |
| sasha b | horrible never choose this site! I FAILED a test because of this website | 11/12/2010 |
| bill k | Two of the facts mentioned in this article state: 90% of the Vietnam War veterans say they are glad they served in the war. 74% say they would serve again. How do you know that? What research supports that claim? | 11/8/2010 |
| Julia | can any one help me on this because im doing a project on the vietnam war! | 10/5/2010 |
| kolton | that war was proboly sad for having to watch . | 9/22/2010 |
| Ian Senior | has the US govt ever managed to locate the burial place of Major Joseph C. Morrison | 8/28/2010 |
| savannah | i dont really kno much about the vietnam war but i would lyk to kno the whole enchilada. :D | 8/25/2010 |
| Emanuela | I think you guys should put more details about how people were captured and how many people have returned | 8/9/2010 |
| man | great facts | 6/9/2010 |
| Bob Shwoysher | wow that just horrible that the Vietnamese had to go through that. | 6/8/2010 |
| liam tonzing | In the year 1954, Vietnam was split into two separate parts: the communist north and the democratic south. Thereafter, a series of events took place that led up to a full-fledged war between these two countries and the war did not only include the Vietnamese, it also included the Americans, Australians and a few other nations. The Americans and other nations supported the largely unpopular southern democrats, and although initially they meant to keep their involvement very limited, they ended up sending millions and millions of soldiers to Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading. Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually led to the victory of the North Vietnamese and the reunification of the country. Millions of soldiers, Vietnamese and Americans alike died in the struggle, and till today the country struggles to reinstate itself after the staggering damages made to its land, economy and people. |
6/7/2010 |
| 1221 | HI TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE | 5/26/2010 |
| 1221 | thats great that vietnam war is well know for those who are new learn about our of others past and bravey...:) | 5/26/2010 |
| Alice Taylor | Very Helpfull! :) | 5/26/2010 |
| lauren | who are you calling a coody queen you lint licker! | 5/25/2010 |
| steven | i know! | 5/25/2010 |
| austin | wow! that's a low price! | 5/25/2010 |
| stephanie | that's so cool hahahahahahahahahaha my uncle was born in vietnam peace out | 5/25/2010 |
| josh | the was a sad war and many people were send | 5/25/2010 |
| robert | wow i did not know all those facts i just saw! | 5/24/2010 |
| samuel morse | world war 3 is coming and we need to stop it. If we do not nuclear war will tear this world apart and their will be no winners or losers | 5/24/2010 |
| jesusluvsu | thank you so much! ahh im doin a report and this was sooo heplful ! thanksksksksk | 5/20/2010 |
| BOOB | I LOVED IT | 5/18/2010 |
| Kenzie F | this website is great for facts about the war. i love it! | 5/18/2010 |
| me | this website was perfect for my CBA testing. it explains everything perfectly! | 5/18/2010 |
| tyron ellington | we lost to a crummy country ha | 5/17/2010 |
| chelsea | helped me on my project! :) | 5/13/2010 |
| greg | ok first of all get your facts straight. millions of americans did not die. all together only about 350,000 casualties | 5/11/2010 |
| jake | vietnam war was bad for us | 5/7/2010 |
| angle muffin | i lost my great grandpa in this war you can find him on the wqall. wallace glassmyer | 5/6/2010 |
| Elliot Hannon | amzing (: Very good for my homework! (Y) | 5/2/2010 |
| -3- | Great info, thanks. Helps a lot with collecting information on the Vietnam War for school purposes and assignments. | 4/30/2010 |
| WEG | HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII | 4/27/2010 |
| noone knows | it was great maybe it could have more facts on how it began that way we could get more insite as to what really happen. if someone just got mad or if everyone just started blowing people apart. that is some things that should be in this. *hint hint* | 4/26/2010 |
| KaCi | it was good but i needed more details on how it began | 4/26/2010 |
| hector | huh wat was this war about again | 4/23/2010 |
| gio | this war was crazy i was exciting to | 4/23/2010 |
| nick | this war was very tragic | 4/23/2010 |
| ffjbghh | facts about the vietnam war | 4/23/2010 |
| karlos | i need a little more info | 4/23/2010 |
| karlos | this is good info but this war seems to complicated gotta do homework | 4/23/2010 |
| kjuihui | really good info i have to do this paper 2 pages its a lot im in middle school and ist do tuesday | 4/23/2010 |
| Sally Coulibaly | Im Sally and i'm doing a report on the Vietnam War. I think this was the most tragic war that the United States went through. This is a good review and it has good facts that backs up the main point. | 4/21/2010 |
| Nickolas | this is good information for people to know about the vietnam war | 4/20/2010 |
| adrianna | this was article was very informative and helpful for my presentation, thankyou! | 4/10/2010 |
| 1234567890 | Thanks. This really helped. | 3/31/2010 |
| Glenn | could you put facts on here about POWs and MIAs. The way that the POWs were tortured and things like that. | 3/28/2010 |
| vivian | i can't beleive it was cool and i can't beleive in school i go to this website and learn stuff for reasearch | 3/27/2010 |
| justin beiber | good info, i have HW too! | 3/26/2010 |
| Kevin | This is a very good source of information but it doesn't really include what leads up to the war. | 3/23/2010 |
| Vanessa | great facts I can't beleive how interesting this is I'm siked to learn more about not just the vietnam war but all the wars that acurred | 3/23/2010 |
| joe s | this thiing is too much to read! | 3/22/2010 |
| jajaj | it too muchtoo read | 3/22/2010 |
| david | i think the vietnam war was a waste of time, but i think you have wrote it out well enough for me to understand. put some more about the traps and the hiding sheltersETC | 3/22/2010 |
| Abby | very sad :( :( :( | 3/13/2010 |
| Lorna | I think war is waste of life time | 3/12/2010 |
| Fran Drescher | I felt that you could have added if Vietnam is a Communist or a Democratic country now but otherwise it was wonderful. | 3/7/2010 |
| kyle | i like it | 3/6/2010 |
| toni ortiz | hows it going i like wars haha | 3/4/2010 |
| LeNecia | thank you for the info it helped me alot on my report | 2/28/2010 |
| rita marques | I agree that this was planned right but many people suffered and think i wouldn't of wanted to go through this. Btw i'm 12 |
2/16/2010 |
| hello | There are many interesting facts about the Vietnam War. Here is our collection of interesting facts. About 7,500 women served in the Vietnam war. There were over 58,100 deaths total in the Vietnam war. Five men that were killed were only 16 years old! The oldest man killed was 62 years old! 91% of Vietnam vets. were glad that they served. 74% of the vets. would serve again knowing the outcome. Congress never declared war against Vietnam, so it should be called the Vietnam conflict, which it commonly is. The U.S. didn't lose the war but withdrew before they lost. The average fighter was only 22 years old! 66% of the soldiers were drafted. |
2/16/2010 |
| Sgt. Rock | Wars of attrition can no longer be won because there's too many people in the world. As one U.S. officer in the Vietnam War said: "We can't kill them fast enough". | 2/7/2010 |
| amelia | i luv it so much | 1/15/2010 |
| GREGORY | GOOD FACTS | 1/13/2010 |
| annonous | this was really helpful! Had to make a report on this and it answered ALL of my questions thank you so much!(: | 12/14/2009 |
| A.R.N.M. | tragic this is a big help to my essay report thanx whoever made this web | 12/9/2009 |
| A.R.N.M. | the vietnam war was as bad as can be, and so it was a sad war. | 12/9/2009 |
| jaques | this is just what i needed 4 my report | 12/3/2009 |
| stephen ambrose | Hi my name is stephen i just wanted to tell you that my dad has ben throu the vietnam war and he has seen allot of bad stuff. | 11/22/2009 |
| idk | i need to know the climate!post it gosh! | 11/20/2009 |
| gerald n | excellent articles-outstanding- facts-all americans shoul read this article-maybe they would understsand that we should bring all troops home and stop incidents like 911- and ft hood |
11/15/2009 |
| jerry m | too much monies,politics,death,wounded,many changes in vietnan government, and our troop did not have the trng for jungle warfare.our equiments was short comings- m-16 malfunctions-too many gen flying around in choppers |
11/15/2009 |
| Jacob Dunbar | this web page was a great deal of help to me, and Mr. Dennis thank you for your services to our country im only 14 yet i value all vets as high ranking figures in my life. | 11/6/2009 |
| michelle | i think it was a really bad horrible thing that happen glad for the people that survied and r.i.p. the people who didnt and that died.. | 11/5/2009 |
| bri | it was good and i liked it thankyou | 11/2/2009 |
| Karley | How is vietnam war alike gulf war? | 11/2/2009 |
| Johnequa P. | i think this is very true because i read it. | 10/27/2009 |
| Chris Green | It could have said why that 74% would serve again. And why the other ones they asked said why they wouldnt. | 10/15/2009 |
| Chris Green | I think that more could have been more said about the war. I think that it could have told whor the cheifs were n who was over the vietnam war. | 10/15/2009 |
| Chris Green | I think that it was good that the vietnam war was fought. It might have made much of a difference but it made one. | 10/15/2009 |
| bobby | i think this is so sad lol | 9/25/2009 |
| Nigel Simms | Sorry, I should have made it clear that I'm English, and that the US unfortunately took over from us Brits in having an imperialist agenda, which continues today - with the Brits now hanging on to your coat tails. Somebody asked whether you won or lost the war. There were no winners, but the US did get pushed out, so that was a defeat, of sorts. Unfortunately, we're still making the same mistakes even now, e.g. the war in Iraq - although I support the war in Afgahnistan because it has the backing of a UN mandate. To the Marine and to all other military personnel who were in Vietnam, and Iraq, I can only guess at how awful it must have been for you, but without intending any criticism of you, I don't think you should have been there. Maybe one day we'll learn! | 9/18/2009 |
| Nigel Simms | This article is evidence that a little information is a dangerous thing! There's no mention of France's earlier imperial role in Vietnam, which contributed to its move toward communism, nor that the Americans initial involvement was to give military advice, rather than military intervention. I've never heard before about America becoming involved due to attacks on two of its destroyers - What were they named? Even if this is true, America's involvement had started well before 1964. I'd leave writing about events as significant as this until you have a more accurate and fuller acquaintance with the facts. | 9/18/2009 |
| Dennis | Thank you Natasha for showing some of the true facts of the war in Vietnam, that is more than most authors do. I was a Marine who served in Vietnam for three years. I think it will be up to future historians to separate the facts from the myths about the war. | 9/12/2009 |
| Andrew r | The Leaders who have the problem should fight to death one on one and sort there own crap out rather than sending millions of others to kill for resolution |
9/9/2009 |
| m&ms | u should have something about kim phuk | 8/20/2009 |
| sall And Ashlee | HOWS THOMAS ? ;)ammyyy :) | 6/29/2009 |
| amii louu | nothin reallly bewt goin owt like :) i think:s |
6/29/2009 |
| emily mathews | good facts on vietnam war but could have more facts about horses | 6/22/2009 |
| Hayleigh notley | great site , good use of words, could u add some horsey pictures ? | 6/22/2009 |
| Nicole | omg! lets have s..! (: | 6/11/2009 |
| Amberr | Thank you so much for putting this website up.! This helped me a lot on my school paper. I had to make it a long paprer with a lot of facts. I used most of the facts from here. Once again, Thank you! | 6/11/2009 |
| tash | where vietnam war on this thing | 6/10/2009 |
| monica mcdonald | i need it 4 an assiment thanks gona get a good mark | 6/10/2009 |
| monica mcdonald | i think that this web site is very help full for assiments | 6/10/2009 |
| Peter | A lot of great information .. Needed it for an essay .. Thanks | 5/29/2009 |
| Cassii B. | This is so sad! I had to do a report on the Vietnam War for school and I can't believe how awful the US treats other countries the more I dig up information! I'm not gonna lie, we are terrible! | 5/27/2009 |
| RUTH | THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION | 5/20/2009 |
| moling22 | who cares what the miltery do okay... | 5/6/2009 |
| Christina | wow this is soo interesting i never even knew what they were fighting over | 5/6/2009 |
| baby v | sound's like it was a very tragic war. but good sight! gives good facts and great information! very interesting it doesn't bore you! but like said really great facts and info! | 4/27/2009 |
| justin | this is very exciting to here about what you guys are talking about | 4/9/2009 |
| Pranay | this information was so good! | 4/8/2009 |
| Joe | Thanks, this information is great and it really helped! | 3/26/2009 |
| kesler | sad but really cool | 3/24/2009 |
| Laura Romero | im hearing alot of different things from many different websites...im a sophmore in high school and i cant even get information on anything...did we win or not?!? please be clear. | 3/5/2009 |
| kace | it was good but there should be more information on what countries fought in the war, the conent, and why it was fought and how it started in the first place | 2/23/2009 |
| MarDivPhoto | This article contains numerous myths about the war and should not be relied upon as historical data. Example- "Years and years of bitter guerrilla struggle in the typhoid ridden villages and rugged jungles of Vietnam eventually ... led to the victory of the North Vietnamese" The 1972 invasion by the North was 200,000 conventional troops with tanks, artillery, and AA missiles, the final 1975 invasion was 400,000 men in 20 Divisions. That's not guerilla war! Much of the literature about the war is inaccurate, a researcher needs to carefully consider all sources. | 2/17/2009 |
| Miley | This is really funny but then its not i think who ever mad this is really smart | 1/8/2009 |
| icantgiveitaway | wow i didn't know alot of that and it really halped for my eight grade english class | 1/5/2009 |
| Caleb Sanders | I don't need to know all this! Thanks for your time, though! Sorry! | 1/5/2009 |
| sarah m | What i was looking for! Than-You! | 1/5/2009 |
| ag | As well as explosive bombs the US air force dropped a considerable number of incendiary devices. The most infamous of these was napalm, a mixture of petrol and a chemical thickner which produces a tough sticky gel that attaches itself to the skin. The igniting agent, white phosphorus, continues burning for a considerable amount of time. A reported three quarters of all napalm victims in Vietnam were burned through to the muscle and bone (fifth degree burns). The pain caused by the burning is so traumatic that it often causes death. | 12/28/2008 |
| ag | useful thank you. But obviously written by an American! | 12/28/2008 |
| Neil | Thank you Natasha Bantwal, although it's not enough to understand exactly what happen in the Vietnam War, people can know somewhat about it. We don't know when the US stops killing their citizens and people in the world. | 12/23/2008 |
| Anna-Soma | My dog could have pooped out a better article then this one! | 11/12/2008 |
| Anna-Soma | You want to bet I can write a better article then you ever could. I'll bet you 4,000 dollars, and no I don't have that kind of money, Boca. |
11/12/2008 |
| Anna-Soma | You and your article helped me finish a class assignment really quickly! Thankyou. |
11/12/2008 |
| andrea | i though this website! wasss...okayy. | 11/11/2008 |
| the animal bati | ok ineed info for a project | 10/22/2008 |
| mrs potty girl | I think the Info was good but need more / I was playing around . | 10/9/2008 |
| nicholas | goood in a sort of way by giving me information for my project | 10/2/2008 |
| anthony golden | i think they sent them over seas for know reasons | 9/16/2008 |
| Abril G. | This is a great page, today I have to do a test for history about the vietnam war. And i was kind of lost because all the events during this war were unclear to me. So finally until i found this web page and now I have a better knowledge about this war. | 5/16/2008 |
| kh | i cant even begin to know the hurt they felt over there i owe them my life | 5/15/2008 |
| Renee | This is a bit more helpful for my boring/hard assignment. I just want the assignment to be over. | 4/18/2008 |
| Ashley | This is very helpful. I am doing a midterm paper on it. Thanks for the write. | 3/5/2008 |
| chance | chuck norris is the BEST!!! | 2/21/2008 |
| chance | chuck norris can watch a 60 minute video in 30 minutes | 2/21/2008 |
| chance | chuck norris once ran around the world so fast he punched himself in the back of the head. | 2/21/2008 |
| Karilynne | i do not think that this site is okay for children because they won't understand what it is saying. you should make it more kid friendly! | 2/21/2008 |
| unknown vietnam | people say the U.S.A. lost well we didn't the south vietnamese did i am an american citizen but i am vietnamese I know how they felt and the americans left the south before the war really ended | 2/11/2008 |
| l | Why does nobody seem to care how the south vietnamese felt when the u.s.a left vietnam | 2/11/2008 |
| Roger Daniel | Very informative and impressive I must say.. Very well put. A short illustration but gives a good picture/idea about the Vietnam war. Good job. | 12/31/2007 |

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