[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Your math is way off. My husband was born in 1952 and he was 18 in 1970.

So yes the man was indeed old enough to be a Vietnam Vet.

[linMcHlp]

Could be born as late as 1958 - age 17, in the U.S. military and . . .

Vietnam Service Medal:

Service in geographical theater areas of Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia from 4 July 1965 through 28 March 1973 and the evacuation of Saigon (USN, USMC, and USAF) from 29–30 April 1975.

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Definition of Vietnam Era

Section 2001 of the Act amended 38 U.S.C. 101(29)(A) by revising the definition of Vietnam era to

“[t]he period beginning November 1, 1955, and ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period.”

VA amends 38 CFR 3.2 to incorporate this change.