Vietnam War

Fun facts

• Vietnam was split at the 17th parallel
• Communist North Vietnam know as Vietcong
• Democratic South Vietnam
• Soviet Union fighting for North, US for South
• In 1969 more than 500,000 Americans were involved

When Did it start?

•   May 7th 1954 Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
• Ended French involvement in Indochina
• Under terms Vietnam was split at the 17th parallel
• Elections to establish an unified government
• South Vietnam fought this power starting the Vietnam War

Deaths

• Total number of U.S. soldiers deployed to Vietnam 536,100 
• Total number of U.S. casualties in the Vietnam War 58,220
• Total number of U.S. soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War 303,644
• Total military casualties from both sides 1.475 million
• Total wounded from both sides 2.094 million

How did it end?

• US pulled out of North Vietnam
• South take over the job in 1973
• In 1975 communist forces seized control of Saigon ending the Vietnam War
• Vietnam was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year

veteran's

• 3.2 million people survived
• My personal story