Topic: Conditions for Soldiers in Vietnam War
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What were the conditions for Australian soldiers in the Vietnam W...
the conditions for the australian soldiers was the same as all of the previous wars. But the soldiers this time didnt come back as Heroes, they suffered, faught in the worst conditions ever, against a strong army who lives in jungles and we... Read More »
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What were living conditions like for American soldiers during the...
GI's stationed in the rear, cooks, clerks, profiles (sick/injured), mechanics, military policemen, etc. stayed in wood "hootches" with wooden steps. Sometimes they had doors (screens), but often just hanging ribbons of plastic. They were op... Read More »
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Temperature was similiar to US combat experience in the South Pacific during WWII. Living conditions were also similiar. Combat consisted of smaller scaled exeriences of WWII, in the Pacific; with some portions, such as the TET offensive in... Read More »
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Vietnam War (1959-1975)
In the late 1950s, a communist guerrilla force – the Vietcong – emerged in the south. Supported and supplied from Hanoi via a network of… More »
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Pretty shi**y when they came home since the country they put their life on the line to defend didn't appreciate them or recognize their sacrifice. Imagine coming home to being hated by people who you were out there willing to die in their d... Read More »
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Approximately 2,594,000 US Servicemen served in the Vietnam War. Read More »
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Most, if not all US servicemen had to pull "sentry duty", or "guard mount", meaning "guard duty". GI's in the field, on tanks, APC's, or patrols, and ambush patrols, etc. had to pull this duty. The more men you had, the less amount of time ... Read More »
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By bullets primarily; 7.62mm from SKS, AK47s, and RPD machineguns. Rocket, artillery, mortar, grenade, and anti-personnel mine shrapnel secondly. Read More »
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Servicemen entering the US military are given medical physicals, along with some testing, both mentally & physically. During this process, and especially when deploying overseas, they are inoculated against diseases that are known or suspec... Read More »
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Not that conditions were any easier in earlier wars, but Australian (and US) ACAV's (M113 Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles) often had difficulty in busting thru thick vegetation. US Patton and Australian Centurion tanks had to be deployed t... Read More »
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