What really happened in vietnam?

Question

I have an uncle who was an MP in the army from GA in vietnam.He never really talks about what happened to him.He came back injured I know he has a limp and had something happen to his throat in which he has a hard time speaking.Just wondering if anyone has any stories about what might have happened? There are stories about him having his throat stomped which caused the injuries to his throat.

Answer 1

If Papo (the first question) is a Vietnam Veteran, then he's right. The Vietnam War was so screwed up on so many angles, on so many issues and on both sides that it is impossible to describe what happened over there from those who were there.

For example...

- The U.S. had more than enough military resources in Vietnam to end the war within a month at any time, yet we ended up loosing the war.

- The media and the history book have portrayed the Viet Cong and NVA forces as very formidable enemies, yet they lost every major confrontation and the Viet Cong was practically oblierated after the Tet Offensive.

- Ho Chi Minh is depicted as Vietnam's counterpart to Lincoln, yet he and the communists killed tens of thousands of their own countrymen before, during and after the war.

- The Tet Offense is considered a major victory for the communists forces in Vietnam, yet it was actually a huge military defeat for the NVA and Viet Cong.

There is a greate difference between what is portrayed in the history books and what actually happened. That alone is enough for many vets to keep what happened over there to themselves. I'm sure there is a lot more reason that individual Veterans keep things to themselves.

I for one, thank each and every Vietnam Veteran because I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for their brave efforts.

Answer 2

What Really Happened In Vietnam

Answer 3

Vietnam was a french colony and those bastards tossed it to us, the north wanted to take over the south and turn it into communist, the US was helping them to defend themselves but since south vietnamese didnt get anything the US got fed up and decided to save the country for them. Some thousand people died, since it was first time americans at home saw war for first time, they got terrified(what do espect a tea party with the enemy pu$$y americans) and the young people started to protest (hippies, if Washington had used peace and love would still be a british colony). Plus the Chinese and the Russians were there too. The US didnt lose the war, we got out before it was over, but it was a failure because the young people were more interested in smoking weed and corrupting society, claiming they wanted a better world but refused to spread democracy.

Answer 4

Viet Nam had been a French colony prior to World War II. It was generally agreed that the French had been particularly ugly colonial oppressors.

During World War II, the Japanese occupied the French colonies in Indochina (Viet Nam plus Cambodia and Laos). The Vietnamese resisted the Japanese and, to encourage them, the Allies promised them their independence once the Japanese had been defeated.

Once the Japanese were defeated the principle Viet resistance leader, Ho Chi Minh, declared his country independent

He promulgated a Vietnamese Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945 which began as follows:

"All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"

This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free."

He concluded with these words:

"For these reasons, we, members of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, solemnly declare to the world that Vietnam has the right to be a free and independent country and in fact it is so already. The entire Vietnamese people are determined to mobilize all their physical and mental strength, to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard their independence and liberty."

The French, ignoring the promises given to the people of Indochina, set about to re-impose their brutal colonial regime. Ho Chi Minh mobilized the people in resistance.

On May 7, 1953 the French suffered their final defeat with the fall of their fortress at Dien Bien Phu and the Vietnamese forces granted them a ceasefire the next day.

This led to the 1954 Geneva accords, which partitioned Vietnam into north and south administrative zones to allow the French and their collaborators to depart the country unmolested. This partition was supposed to be temporary, and the two zones were supposed to be reunited by national elections in 1956.

Treacherous and deceitful as ever, the French recruited Bao Dai, the titular "Emperor" of Vietnam to set up a puppet government in the South. The CIA assisted by finding Ngo Diem, in a coffee shop in Tokyo, to be the "Prime Minister" to Bao Dai's puppet regime. Diem quickly deposed Bao Dai and made himself dictator.

Naturally, the elections scheduled for 1956 were promptly cancelled. President Eisenhower publicly admitted that the sole reason for canceling the elections was that in any fair election, Ho Chi Minh would have won overwhelmingly.

Confronted by this series of betrayals and lies by the Western powers, Ho Chi Minh once again mobilized his forces.

By now, the French had had enough and the Americans began assisting the puppet regime in the South. At first this was only material aid and a relatively small number of advisors. But in 1963 President John Kennedy sent the first combat troops to Viet Nam.

More than 50,000 Americans were killed as a result of JFK's folly and more than 2 million Vietnamese died fighting for their independence.

Answer 5

We lost and there was a lot of division in the country over it. Lots of guys like Bush and Cheney got deferred and the poor guys who had to go had a terrible time in Viet Nam and also when they got home. Our troops were slaughtered. The war in Iraq is headed in that direction.

Answer 6

You don't really want to know what happened. Just be thankful that you was not there.