VIETNAM

THE VIETNAM WAE WAS THE LONGEST WAR IN HISTORY

• and the most unpopular of the 20th century.
• It began to try to end communist of North Vietnam.
• It was called the "American war" in Vietnam.
• Communist country's began sending supply's to North Vietnam.
• The French and United States supported South Vietnam.

THE WAR WAS BRUTAL

• It was estimated that almost 60,000 American deaths
• And 2 million Vietnamese deaths.
• The War ended for the U.S. By pulling their forces out of Vietnam.
• This did not end the war for the Vietnamese and fighting continued
• until April 1975 when Saigon fell to the communists.

MY LAI

• Took place on March 16, 1968
• Involved the men of Charlie Company 11th Brigade
• They went on a killing spree in the village of My Lai Vietnam
• Lt. William Calley gave the order to wipe out everyone in the village
• This included the elderly, women, and children who were unarmed

MY LAI CONT.

• Over 300 hundred people were slaughtered
• The nation find out about it until November, 1969
• They nation was horrified when Seymour Hersh published an article on it
• Rose some serious questions about the military leadership in Vietnam
• Calley was dishonorably discharged and convicted for murder

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