Did Canada send troops to Vietnam?

Answer 1

Since 1959 when the United states officially entered the Vietnam war approximately 40,000 Canadians voluntarily joined and served beside their brothers and sisters from the United States in all branches of the U.S. armed forces. Who can explain as to why they volunteered to serve in Vietnam. Perhaps it was because they believed in the right to choose, the right to liberty, the right of unrestrictiveness and privilege. Maybe they believed in Freedom and chose to fight for it. Sometimes we take what we have for granted, for those of us who enjoy freedom on an every day basis, we have those who fought for it to thank.
There are Fifty Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Nine ( 58,209 ) names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., one hundred and three (103) of those names are of known Canadians who served and did not return from the Vietnam war. Although these Veterans where honored along with their fellow brothers and sisters from the United States they were never recognized by their own country, Canada. For over a century Canada and the United States have stood side by side not only as neighbours, but as one when it came to the freedom that both countries cherish. There are several Vietnam Veterans Memorial's located in Canada and in no way do we wish to diminish the importance of any of these memorials. The significance of the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, is that a small group in Michigan U.S.A. called M.A.C.V. (Michigan Association of Concerned Veterans), felt that their Canadian brothers and sisters, who gave their lives for the lives of others deserved to be recognized and accounted for, at home in Canada. This small group of Veterans proceeded to make this dream a reality, They fought through the many hardships that comes with caring, they designed, built, and donated the memorial to be placed on Canadian soil, making this Memorial very special to the families of those who gave their lives for the freedom of others.
The Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dubbed as the " North Wall " rests comfortably in Windsor's assumption park, overlooking the Detroit river and the city of Detroit, continually sharing the bond between Canada and the United States. There are one hundred and three ( 103 ) names of known Canadians engraved on the center panel of the " North Wall " . Included in those names are seven people listed as MIA's/BNR. . You may have noticed the phrase " known Canadians ". That is because the Canadian government had passed the " Foreign Enlistment Act " in 1937 and this act was still in effect during the Vietnam war.

Foreign Enlistment Act :
- Any person, who being a Canadian national, whether within or residing outside Canada voluntarily accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the armed forces of any foreign state at war with any friendly state.... is guilty of an offense of this act.

At the time Vietnam was considered a friendly state by Canada ( very ironic since they allowed and encouraged the business sector to manufacture and supply war materials to south Vietnam and the Canadian government itself supplied over 27 million dollars in financial aid to South Vietnam ), making it illegal to serve in the U.S. armed forces. However, the U.S. military found a loop hole in the act and accepted volunteers from Canada. The biggest downfall to the Canadians who volunteered was the fact that they had to list a U.S. city or town as place of birth. After the war, there were no records of Canadians who had served in the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. However, through extensive and painfully slow research, some but not all of these volunteers were identified. Unfortunately , we may never know exactly how many have not been found and /or accounted for.

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Canada Vietnam War

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Did Canada send troops to Vietnam?

Answer 5

No Canada did not send Troops, the only foreseeable circumstance that Canadians would have served in Vietnam are those who carried a dual citizenship and enlisted in the United States Armed Forces.

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Answer 6

No they did not. I saw this on a video from CNN once. A stubborn lady was saying that they did, whilst the reporter kept saying no. It was later proven that Canada did not send troops.

Answer 7

Nope

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Answer 9

No. They do still teach basic history in schools I hope?

Answer 10

No, but they did provide medical supplies and aid.