Vietnam War

history

Accurate, widely cited estimates indicate that between 2 and 3 million Vietnamese civilians were killed during the Vietnam War period (late 1950s to 1975). This total includes b...

military-history

On October 26, 1967, U.S. Navy Commander John McCain was shot down over North Vietnam during a bombing mission near Hanoi. Serving as a naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier...

history-culture

During the Vietnam War, U.S. and allied personnel reported encounters with large saltwater crocodiles in the Mekong Delta and coastal wetlands, with some incidents involving att...

history

The aftermath of the Vietnam War reshaped Southeast Asia and influenced global geopolitics for generations. This overview explains the immediate and long term humanitarian, poli...

Military Aviation

LZ Gator is most commonly encountered as a callsign, a nickname for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps, and as a shorthand reference to Mar...

history

The total deaths resulting from the Vietnam War encompass military personnel and civilians across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the broader Indochina Wars, most intensively...

history-and-postconflict-societies

In the years after the Vietnam War, Southeast Asia and the broader international system experienced cascading effects after the Vietnam War that reshaped societies, politics, an...

history

Who served in the Vietnam War spans military personnel from the United States, South Vietnam, allied nations, and North Vietnamese forces. This overview presents verified roles,...

Veterans Records

A Vietnam War soldier lookup begins with a clear question: what specific information are you trying to confirm—name, date of birth, branch, unit, awards, or discharge status?...

history-politics

France withdrew from Vietnam in the aftermath of its decisive defeat at Dien Bien Phu and the diplomatic resolution at the 1954 Geneva Conference. By late July 1954, French mili...