The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War began on November 1, 1955 and lasted to April 30, 1975. The War was between North Vietnamese Communists and the South Vietnamese. This war was one of the hardest that the U.S. had ever fought because they were not only fighting the North Vietnamese but the South Vietnamese guerilla fighters who were for Communism. The U.S. fought in Vietnam War from 1965 to August 1973. 58,209 American soldiers were lost in the Vietnam War along with 153,303 wounded. America lost the Vietnam War which deepened Americans distrust in Government.

Entering Vietnam

J.F.K.

Ho Chi Minh

Leaving Vietnam