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VIETNAM WAR Domino Theory President John F. Kennedy, 1961 "Let every nation know, whether, it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price,

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2 VIETNAM WAR

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8 President John F. Kennedy, 1961 "Let every nation know, whether, it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival of liberty."

9 2-Ho Chi Minh

10 4,5-VIET CONG

11 COMMUNIST WEAPONS

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13 7-ARVN

14 7-ARVN VETERANS

15 8-MY LAI

16 1-Grunt

17 Boot Camp

18 US INFANTRY WEAPONS LAW M14 M79 M16 M60 M3 M1911

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20 6-Tet Offensive

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23 Battle of Hue Vietnam, 1968

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25 Enemy attack: 30-31 January 68 NVA SEIZES ALL OF HUE WITH EXCEPTION OF ARVN HQ AND MACV COMPOUND 12,000 men 26 Days

26 TET ‘68

27 31 Jan-9 Feb 68 USMC & ARVN REINFORCEMENTS FIGHT OUTNUMBERED HOUSE-TO-HOUSE US ARMY REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE, HEAVY GUNFIRE APPROVED

28 Battle for Hue Communists seize ARVN HQs Marines counterattack Seige House to house fighting

29 Allied Forces 3 US Marine battalions 5 US Army battalions 11 Vietnamese battalions

30 USMC Casualty Rate per 1,000 Daily wounded: 17. 5, ranged from 1.6 to 45.5 Killed-inaction: 2.2, and ranged from 0.0 to 9.6. Wounded: three times higher than the battle for Okinawa and six-fold the wounded rate during normal Marine operations at the peak of the Vietnam Conflict. Disease/nonbattle injury (DNBI) rate was 1.0 per 1,000 strength per day.

31 Enemy Forces 6th Regiment: 3 infantry battalions 4th Regiment: 3 infantry battalions 2 SAPPER Battalions 2 Mortar Battalions Total: 6,000 men

32 Armor M48 USMCM41 ARVN

33 ONTOS

34 CASUALTIES NVA=5,113 KILLED & 89 CAPTURED ALLIES: KILLED WOUNDED ARVN 384 1800 USMC 142 857 USA 74 507

35 Communist Atrocities 5,800+ civilians murdered hands tied behind their backs, were chained together Policemen, military men, farmers, old women, young girls, and children

36 Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez 4 February 1968 Utilizing a number of light antitank assault weapons, fearlessly moved from position to position firing numerous rounds at the heavily fortified enemy emplacements. He successfully knocked out a rocket position and suppressed much of the enemy fire before falling mortally wounded.

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38 2-GREEN BERETS

39 4-Dust Off,5-Slick

40 8-AGENT ORANGE

41 8-RESULTS

42 M16 V AK47

43 BURNING MONKS

44 WALTER CRONKITE

45 Eisenhower-Kennedy-Johnson-Nixon

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47 Women’s Memorial

48 ADRIAN CRONAUER

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50 The Wall

51 JANE FONDA (Bob Kerry)


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