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Vietnam veteran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Vietnam veteran is someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War.
The term has been used to describe veterans who were in the armed forces of South Vietnam, the United States armed forces, and countries allied to them, whether or not they were actually stationed in Vietnam during their service. However, the more common usage distinguishes between those who served "in country" and those who did not actually serve in Vietnam by referring to the "in country" veterans as "Vietnam veterans" and the others as "Vietnam-era veterans". The U.S. government officially refers to all as "Vietnam-era veterans".[1]
In the English-speaking world, the term "Vietnam veteran" is not usually used in relation to members of the communist People's Army of Vietnam or the National Liberation Front.
The term has been used to describe veterans who were in the armed forces of South Vietnam, the United States armed forces, and countries allied to them, whether or not they were actually stationed in Vietnam during their service. However, the more common usage distinguishes between those who served "in country" and those who did not actually serve in Vietnam by referring to the "in country" veterans as "Vietnam veterans" and the others as "Vietnam-era veterans". The U.S. government officially refers to all as "Vietnam-era veterans".[1]
In the English-speaking world, the term "Vietnam veteran" is not usually used in relation to members of the communist People's Army of Vietnam or the National Liberation Front.
Vietnam veteran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
CSM Charles Hayden thank you honorably and majestically for your braved and honorable service to the Nation in Nam.
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As far as the VA is concerned I am Vietnam-era veteran since I enlisted in November 1974 even though I was never deployed to Vietnam. I would consider the people of Vietnam who lived their in the 1950s though 1975 are actually the epitome of the Vietnam war veteran since those that survived lived through 20 years of warfare in their nation. Most of the French, USA, Australian and other allied nations sent forces in for a time but redeployed them later.
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I had a 90 day TDY to MACV in Saigon in 1963. I spent 63-65 as an Artillery an in Korea.nThen I went back to Vietnam as an Artillery Liaison NCO in 1966 and wit 5th Special Forces in 1967. All that gets me about the same as someone who walks into an Army, Navy store and buy a hat. Probably why I don’t hang out with “””veterans”””
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