Why is Coulter claiming that Canada sent troops into Vietnam?

Question

Is this another Coulter rewrite of history?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIsvMSEYiK4&mode=related&search=

Answer 1

Hey Chi Guy...you stepped on your crank...dintcha?

GO CUBS!!!

Answer 2

What are you talking about there were a few Canadians and Australian troops there as well mostly in support position it is you who look the fool Many years back an Australian claimed they ran across Americans torturing and killing villagers we ran his records and he never left base in Vietnam never out on patrol he refused to debate the vets sent to set the record right nor would the media print a retraction He too was a liar

Answer 3

they didn't, but Canadians did volunteer.
In counter-current to the movement American draft-dodgers and deserters to Canada, about 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in southeast Asia.[7] Among the volunteers were fifty Mohawks from the Kahnawake reservation near Montreal.[8] One-hundred-and-ten Canadians died in Vietnam, and seven remain listed as Missing in Action. (This cross-border enlistment was not unprecedented: In both the First and the Second World War, tens of thousands of Americans had joined the Canadian forces while their homeland was still neutral. Canadian Peter C. Lemon won the U.S. Medal of Honor for his valour in the conflict.)

In Windsor, Ontario, there is a privately funded monument to the Canadians killed in the Vietnam War.[9] In Melocheville, Quebec, there is a monument site funded by the Association Québécoise des Vétérans du Vietnam.[10] However, many Canadian veterans returned to a society that was strongly anti-war. Unlike in the United States, there were no veterans organizations nor any help from the government. Many of them moved permanently to the United States. There has been ongoing pressure from Canadian Vietnam veterans to have their comrades' deaths formally acknowledged by the government, especially in times of remembrance such as Remembrance Day.

Answer 4

Well although Canadians joined the US armed forces, that isn't exactly Canada sending troops into Vietnam.
even people with well researched answers, don't seem to have read and really thought about your question.
Must be exactly how they translate every misinformed opinion of right-wing sensationalists.

canadians joining US armed forces and being sent to Vietnam by America, does NOT = Canada sending troops there.

Answer 5

Well if you are asking why she could have been mistaken, it's because Canadians did serve in Vietnam. And there is a monument to them in Canada.


Many Americans believe that Canada played no part in the Vietnam War. Nothing could be further from the truth. Though the Canadian government tried its best to remain neutral, Canadians themselves became involved. It is believed that Canadian enlistment in the US Army during the Vietnam era far surpassed the 30,000 who fled as draft dodgers to Canada.

Canadians serving in the US military is nothing new. This occurred as far back as the Civil War. Forty Canadians have won America’s highest military award – the Medal of Honor.

When the US became involved in war with Vietnam, many Canadian men joined the US Armed Forces or allowed themselves to be drafted. Canadian Forces were being cut back and Vietnam allowed Canadian youth to join the US military where they would be taught skills that were not available in their own country. Helicopter flying and mechanics was the goal of many young Canadian men. Another reason to join was the fight against communism and still others joined for adventure or personal reasons.

Larry Semeniuk of Windsor, Ontario, joined the US Army in January 1967. In December, he was deployed as a paratrooper of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th regiment, 101st Airborne Division to Vietnam. In January 1968, Semeniuk saved the life of an officer at the risk of his own. A few days later, he was killed in action. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.

Gary Butt was born May 9, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec. He enlisted in the US military at Plattsburg, New York in 1968. Since Butt had superior skills in marksmanship, the US Army gave him the position of rifleman with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Butt volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served from July 1970, to April 1971. He was killed on April 3rd. At the time of his death, Butt held the position of sergeant with the 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Many other Canadians served in Vietnam and like Vietnam vets in the US, returned home to despicable treatment. This was especially noticeable in Toronto and Vancouver where US draft dodgers had settled. These large cities were often the sites of anti-war hostility.

There were no Veterans Administration Centers in Canada to assist the returning men or the families of those who had died in Vietnam. The Royal Canadian Legion did not welcome these men as they did men from other wars. This began to change with the completion of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington, DC.

Canadian Vietnam Veterans began to form their own organizations in 1986. There are now groups in most major Canadian cities but it is a loose coalition. Canada also has six men who are not accounted for. They are listed as MIA’s, though it is believed that some of these men are POW’s.

For almost thirty years, Canadian Vietnam Veterans fought to have a memorial dedicated to those who never returned from the jungles of a country half way around the world. They raised money and a portable wall, much like The Wall in Washington. The Vets traveled across the country educating their fellow countrymen on the Vietnam War. The horrors endured by these men where beyond imagination.

Finally, the Canadian government listened to its Vietnam Vets. In 1995, the North Wall found a permanent home in Windsor, Ontario. It is a great tribute to those Canadians who served and sacrificed all for what they believed in.

The North Wall is a beautiful memorial. If you are in the area, be sure to view the names on the North Wall and spend a moment remembering those whom never returned.

Answer 6

Yes, because Coulter is a bigot who blames anything that ever goes wrong on liberals. She rewrites until it pleases her and her mindless drones suck it up. Her only tactic is namecalling, but she has a real gift for turning republican screwups onto the democrats, but is quite eager to soak up the limelight when the government does something good. Even if her party didn't do it. She is a liar. Don't pay attention to anything she says. You'll lose braincells.

Answer 7

"Shows like the Fifth Estate are prone to displays of a smugness toward Americans in general, and social conservatives in particular. There's definitely an anti-American flavor to the CBC coverage of the American political and social issues.

I think Coulter got it partly right which is more than most American commentators could probably accomplish when it comes to Canadian military history. The Canadian government sometimes encouraged involvement and by 1972 had passed laws to obstruct the entry of draft dodgers even while the Trudeau government openly criticized the US military presence in South Vietnam.

Before you read any further, predict how many Canadians volunteered to serve in Indochina and how many served in the Vietnam War; and how many never came back. Also, without checking sources, pretend that a 5th Estate reporter has tape rolling and asks you what was the extent of Canadian involvement in Vietnam during the period in question.

Canada's Secret War: Vietnam
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-1413/conflict_war/vietnam/

Vietnam may have been America's war but Canada was heavily involved - for and against. Canada harboured American draft dodgers and helped supervise ceasefires. But at the same time, about 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in southeast Asia. And there was Canada's involvement in secret missions, weapons testing and arms production. CBC Archives looks at Canada's role in the Vietnam War.

Canadians Killed in the Vietnam War
http://home.primus.ca/~tarial/MIA-KIAS.HTM

Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/5344/cvvm.html

Canadian Military Heritage Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/vietnam/index.html?o_xid=0039432393&o_lid=0039432393

Canada was not directly involved in this war but it did have a role. Canada provided intelligence info to the USA, allowed companies in Canada to supply weapons used in the war, contributed money to South Vietnam, and supported, for a short time, American air attacks on North Vietnam.

The estimate of Canadians who fought with American forces in the Vietnam War is 10,000."

Contrary to my usual take on most of what Ann spews out, I just thought I'd give a little credibility to Ann's statements - kind of like "the rest of the story" or at least a little more insight into Canada's involvement.

Answer 8

It's called a mistake (and a very major one) & she retracted it. Much to the country's chagrin, the woman says a billion things a day that are incorrect.

BTW She wrote a book called "Godless" which describes exactly what she is. - you should check it out.

Answer 9

*yawn* It's called a mistake (and a very minor one) & she retracted it. The woman says a billion things a day, is that the worst thing you can come up with to slander her? Typical.

BTW She wrote a book called "Slander" which describes exactly what you're doing - you should check it out.

Answer 10

This is what you get for getting your "facts" from youtube.
Actually Ann was right, their were almost 12,000 troops from Canada.