[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Not to split hairs but I was always told that a Vietnam era veteran was in that period from 1973 ( after we left ) to 1977 ( Draft and GI bill ended ) as to differentiate them from Vietnam veterans who were in country.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I realize that the Vietnam Era is defined as being from 1961 to 1975 but I’ve known plenty of Vietnam vets and not a one ever called themselves a Vietnam Era vet.

[redfreedom]

The conventional definition of a Vietnam Vet is one that had boots on the ground in-country at any given time during our involvement period which ended in 1975. The Vet status also goes to Navy people off shore and in inland waters.

A Vietnam Era Vet is just that, one that never had boots on the ground yet served honorably elsewhere.

[hinckley buzzard]

As a simple matter of integrity, the term “Vietnam veteran” has come to mean only those who served in country. The rest are “Vietnam Era veterans.” In twenty years of working in the VA and closely with thousands of veterans I never once heard the strange term “Vietnam Times veteran.”

[sparklite2]

Not to split hairs but I was always told that a Vietnam era veteran was in that period from 1973 ( after we left ) to 1977 ( Draft and GI bill ended ) as to differentiate them from Vietnam veterans who were in country.

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Help me out here. The GI Bill ended?