The film "Green Berets" starring John Wayne was filmed there. At the time John Wayne intended the film to be the first "supporting the men in Vietnam" movie; in contrast to all the anti-war demonstrators and anti-Vietnam footage and speeches.
18 in OIF and 63 in OEF
The US DID change it's tactics in Vietnam. The war went FROM a guerrilla war TO a conventional war (tanks and B-52 bombers). Had President Kennedy lived, Vietnam very well could have been fought by the USN SEALS and USA Special Forces (Green Berets). Fighting fire with fire. When Kennedy died, the WWII Generals took over; and Vietnam went WWII style (jets fighting jets, tanks fighting tanks, etc.).
Kennedy wanted "Special Forces" to do special work. He approved the creations of the US Special Forces (Green Berets) and SEALs (In WW2/Korean War; known as UDT-Under Water Demolition Teams, aka Frogmen).
No, the Vietnam Memorial is a US war memorial.
Vietnam War
Deployed the Green Berets and SEALS.
The Green Berets , Full Metal Jacket , Go Tell The Spartans ~ see list below. Of note is this: The Green Berets was the first film about the Vietnam War.
Vietnam War.
Special Forces (Green Berets) were sent to Vietnam by President Kennedy in the early 1960's. REGULAR US ground troops were sent in 1965.
The last of the US GROUND TROOPS were pulled out. Conventional forces only, NOT the advisors, Special Forces (Green Berets), etc.
The film "Green Berets" starring John Wayne was filmed there. At the time John Wayne intended the film to be the first "supporting the men in Vietnam" movie; in contrast to all the anti-war demonstrators and anti-Vietnam footage and speeches.
Green Berets. It's a unit in the U. S. Special Forces. (Your talking about the movie Rambo, right? Cause I am.)
The US joined the Vietnam War in 1960 or 1955because there was a civil war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, and the US was good friends with South Vietnam's goverment, so they helped out.
18 in OIF and 63 in OEF
Unlike conventional units which were deployed as platoons, companies (troops/batteries), battalions, etc. The SF (Special Forces) were deployed as teams. Those might be, during the Vietnam War (mission dependent), 12 men or so.
Actor John Wayne never served in the US military, due to medical reasons. But he made one of the very first films depicting the US Special Forces in the war, titled the "Green Berets" in or about 1970.