To: Pelham
born in 54 could have served in VN...
54 posted on
11/22/2024 9:48:35 PM PST by
stylin19a
("If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher. If You Can Read It In English, Thank a Veteran" )
To: stylin19a
It would have been a stretch. The last US combat troops left South Vietnam in August 1972. A 1954 kid would have had to enlist well before 18 and make it through basic training in order to find himself over there.
https://www.army.mil/vietnamwar/history.html
102 posted on
11/23/2024 9:54:14 PM PST by
Pelham
(President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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