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"Today's Army Wants You" and "Today's Army Wants to Join You" were recruiting slogans from the 1971 Volunteer Army (Project VOLAR) campaign, ...
"Peace with Honor" was a phrase U.S. President Richard Nixon used in a speech on January 23, 1973 to describe the Paris Peace Accords to end the Vietnam War.The phrase is a variation on a campaign promise Nixon made in 1968: "I pledge to you that we shall have an honorable end to the war in Vietnam."
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) confronted the US Army with a variety of challenges, both in the military context and at home. In the dense jungles of Vietnam, soldiers faced an invisible enemy using guerrilla tactics, while the difficult terrain, tropical diseases and the constant threat of ambushes strained the morale and effectiveness of the troops.
March 29 was chosen as Vietnam Veterans Day because on that day in 1973, the last U.S. combat troops departed South Vietnam following a lengthy and costly war that made many Americans reconsider ...
When I see troops today returning today from combat zones and getting the attention and thanks they richly deserve, I feel good. Vietnam era vets often didn't get the respect they deserved. Our ...
The best Veterans Day quotes to show the gratitude military personnel deserve. ... So, today, we're ready to say, "Happy Veterans Day," with 75 of the greatest Veterans Day quotes!
25th Aviation - Lele Makou No Na Puali (We Fly for the Troops) [2] 28th Aviation - The Eye of an Eagle [2] 29th Division - 29 Let's Go; 31st Aviation Group - That We May Serve [2] 32d Aviation Group - Talons of Victory [2] 33d Aviation Brigade - Into Combat We Fly [2] 33d Aviation Group - Pride Courage Valor [2]
During the Vietnam protests, one might have seen a counter-protester calling demonstrators commies. By the 1970s, most Americans opposed the war (though an awful lot also opposed the protests ...