The ensuing conflict, which came to be known as the Vietnam War, was fought primarily between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. However, the North Vietnamese were supported by China, the Soviet Union, and southern Vietnamese guerrilla forces known as the Viet Cong, and the South ...
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the battalion commander lands alone — Battalion Commander nicked in the ear — we repel the NVA attack — we almost shoot our own reinforcements — rumors of my death greatly exaggerated — commander of the First Cav gives out medals — the DSC given to Lt. Col. Jenkins – an officer's...
Vietnam War n. A protracted military conflict (1954-1975) between South Vietnam, supported by United States forces, and Communist North Vietnam. The war resulted in a North Vietnamese victory and unification of Vietnam under Communist rule. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language...
Colin Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam conflict and earned three medals for his service. Read more A Timeline of U.S. Anti-War Movements Anti-war movements date back to the birth of the United States. Read more How the Ali-Frazier ‘Fight of the Century’ Became a Proxy ...
In 1967, Vietnam Veterans Against the War was formed. They demonstrated all over America. Many of them were in wheelchairs or on crutches. People watched on television as Vietnam heroes threw away the medals they had won fighting in the war. One shouted: "Here's my merit badges for murde...
Throughout his presidential campaign, Kerry has denied that he threw away any of his medals during an anti-war protest in April 1971. Calling it a "phony controversy" instigated by the Republican party, Kerry said on Good Morning America today that he has always accurately said what took plac...
AS THE American election battle moves into its closing stages, events more than 30 years ago are, once again, overshadowing the campaign - except that the scrutiny has moved from John Kerry and his war medals to whether George Bush shirked his duties and disobeyed superiors during the National...
The sight of these men on television throwing away the medals they had won during the war did much to win people over to the antiwar cause. After many 1968 New Hampshire primary voters rallied behind the antiwar Democrat Eugene McCarthy, President Johnson announced that he would not seek ...
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