Over 2 million American Service Members Served in Vietnam during the Vietnam era. No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much. Never have the consequences of their misunderstanding been so tragic." [Nixon] The Vietnam War has been the subject of thousands of newspaper and magazine articles, hundreds of books, and scores of movies and television documentaries. The great majority of these efforts have erroneously portrayed many myths about the Vietnam War as being facts. [Nixon] 91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served [Westmoreland] 74% said they would serve again even knowing the outcome [Westmoreland] Vietnam War: The Vietnam War was a twenty-year conflict in Southeast Asia (1955-1975) between the government of South Vietnam and the Communist government of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese sought the reunification of the two countries under its form of rule. The United States, determined to prevent Communist aggression, supported the government of South Vietnam and became increasingly involved militarily in the conflict in the early 1960s. By 1965 U.S. involvement had escalated, and U.S. armed forces had been introduced. Opposition to the war in the United States grew steadily, resulting in one of the most divisive periods in U.S. history. The United States ultimately withdrew its forces in 1973. Within two years the North Vietnamese defeated the South Vietnamese armed forces and took control of the country.[answers.com/topic/vietnam-war]

The Virtual Wall: Remembrances, poems, photos, letters, and citations honoring those named on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: This website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War. Since it first went on line in 1996 it has evolved into something more. It is now also a place of healing for those affected by one of the most divisive wars in our nation's history. POW - MIA & the JPAC: Since its inception in Oct. 1, 2003, JPAC has been spearheading U.S. government POW/MIA accounting efforts worldwide. The U.S. government, the Department of Defense and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command will continue the mission of the fullest possible accounting of all Americans still missing as result of their defense of America.