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Trivia about vietnam war

  • In October 1965 Oakland police turned back over 10,000 marchers protesting this war
  • In "In Retrospect" 1960s defense secretary Robert S. McNamara agonizes about this war
  • "Body Count","Coming Home"
  • “Hell no, we won't go” was a chant often heard at rallies against this war
  • Though never declared, it was the longest war in which America took part
  • Born in Ladysmith, Wisc., Ron Kovic wrote "Born on the Fourth of July" about his experiences in this war
  • Novels about this historic event include "Fortunate Son" & "The Green Berets"
  • This war that began in the 1950s was widely protested in the 1960s & 1970s
  • 1960s war that's the backdrop for Bobbie Ann Mason's "In Country" & Tobias Wolff's "The Barracks Thief"
  • In Indochina:1957-1975
  • Seen here, "Leave No One Behind", by Joe Klein, depicts a scene from this war
  • 1968:The Tet Offensive
  • Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent!
  • During this war, U.S. helicopters such as the Sea Knight landed more than 750,000 tons of supplies a month
  • The "hot" landing zone at Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh is depicted in the Gallery of this war
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV.) In 1972, responding to poor combat performance in this war, the United States Air Force began the Aggressor program to provide adversaries during training
  • Khe Sanh,Hue,the Ia Drang Valley
  • Neil Sheehan's "A Bright Shining Lie" centers on John Paul Vann & America's involvement in this event
  • The original 11-1/2" long Joe began a long hiatus (or was he undercover?) the year after this real conflict ended
  • A memorial on the National Mall bears the names of nearly 60,000 Americans who died in this war
  • The U.S. government expanded veterans' medical benefits following this conflict that ended in 1975
  • David Halberstam & Stanley Karnow are represented in a collection of reportage of this event
  • Lasting from 1957 to 1975, it's the longest war in which the U.S. has taken part
  • A cease-fire agreement to end this war was signed in Paris January 27, 1973
  • Senator J. William Fulbright's book "The Arrogance of Power" proposed an 8-point plan to end this event
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew trains with the Navy SEALs of Boat Team 12 in an inflatable boat at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) Naval special warfare boat teams trace their origins back to the "Brown Water" Navy that patrolled rivers during this war
  • "365 Days", "Born on the Fourth of July"

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