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Vietnam War (1954-1975)

Vietnam War (1954-1975). Asia. 1500 miles north- south along coastline of Southeast Asia Coastal lowlands Swampy river deltas Plateaus Mountain Jungles. Political Players. 900 US troops in Vietnam 4,000 US troops in Vietnam 200,000 US troops in Vietnam

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Vietnam War (1954-1975)

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  1. Vietnam War (1954-1975)

  2. Asia

  3. 1500 miles north- south along coastline of Southeast Asia • Coastal lowlands • Swampy river deltas • Plateaus • Mountain Jungles

  4. Political Players

  5. 900 US troops in Vietnam • 4,000 US troops in Vietnam • 200,000 US troops in Vietnam • 543,000 US troops in Vietnam

  6. Ho Chi Minh • Raised under French rule—strong anti-colonialist • Educated in Paris—well-travelled and cultured • Impressed by Marxism—trained in Russia as revolutionary • Vision: A United Vietnam governed by Vietnamese

  7. US Strategies of 1960s • Based on Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 • US Combat forces to assist in fighting Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) • Bombing of North Vietnam (later Cambodia) • Winning hearts and minds of South Vietnamese

  8. US Tactics of ‘60s • Score-keeping by body count • Search and destroy missions • Perimeter defense and fire support bases • Troop transport by helicopter

  9. Late ’60s-Early 70s Shift • Expanding weapons of S. Vietnam • Gradual withdrawal of US troops • “Strategic Hamlet” program

  10. M-16 173rd uniform 173rd Brigade McDonough arrives at this time with 173rd Airborne Brigade

  11. Platoon Leader on Radio

  12. Vietnam Village

  13. Dead soldier

  14. End Game • 1973 Armistice signed among US, North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, and Viet Cong • 1974 NVA overwhelmed the South • 1975 Last Marine airlifted from US embassy in Saigon

  15. James McDonough • McDonough today • Secretary of Florida Corrections System

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