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Vietnam War

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Vietnam War

The war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1955 and 1975 between South Vietnam (backed by the United States and SEATO) and North Vietnam aiding the South Vietnamese communist guerrilla army known as the Vietcong (supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union) for the struggle for total Communist control of Vietnam as one state.

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AC-130s from both the 4th and 16th Special Operations Squadrons have been deployed in nearly every conflict the United States has been involved in, officially and unofficially, since the end of the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

About 2,000 Irish-born soldiers fought with the U.S. during the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

According to official statistics, 501 personnel died or went missing in action during the Vietnam War citation and 2400 were wounded. Source: Internet

Although the Vietnam War had almost come to an end, Americans saw the Watergate scandal with their very eyes and the events that would eventually lead to the increasingly hot Cold War in the 1980s were slowly developing. Source: Internet

And, do not balance the budget on the backs of the men and women who served our country in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and other conflicts by cutting Social Security benefits.” Source: Internet

As the film takes us through the process of appealing a case, we are exposed to the PTSD that Richardson faces after serving in the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

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