Vietnam Veterans Day
Friday, March 29th, 2024 |
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Vietnam Veterans Day
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Friday, March 29th, 2024
9am
Fort Snelling National Cemetery - All Airborne Circle
Special Operations Monument
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Printable Flyer
Friday
March 29, 2024
Vietnam War History. - Lasting from 1955 to 1975, the Vietnam war engulfed the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam as well as its neighboring countries, Cambodia and Laos. It resulted in several million deaths, most of whom were Vietnamese civilians.
The conflict began during the 1950s when the struggle between the country's communist northern part and the anti-communist south escalated. The United States began its military involvement in an effort to back the South's effort to quell the communist onslaught, which, at the height of the Cold War, was feared to promote the spread of communist ideology and influence worldwide. During the war, about 500,000 US troops were dispatched to Southeast Asia, about 58,000 of whom were killed.
The conflict ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and the victory of North Vietnam.
The conflict began during the 1950s when the struggle between the country's communist northern part and the anti-communist south escalated. The United States began its military involvement in an effort to back the South's effort to quell the communist onslaught, which, at the height of the Cold War, was feared to promote the spread of communist ideology and influence worldwide. During the war, about 500,000 US troops were dispatched to Southeast Asia, about 58,000 of whom were killed.
The conflict ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and the victory of North Vietnam.
History of the Date: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Vietnam_War_Veterans_Day