Formerly Saigon A United Vietnam The Costs 1.3,000,000 Vietnamese killed 2.58,000 Americans killed; 300,000 wounded 3.Under-funding of Great Society.

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Formerly Saigon A United Vietnam

The Costs 1.3,000,000 Vietnamese killed 2.58,000 Americans killed; 300,000 wounded 3.Under-funding of Great Society programs 4.$150,000,000,000 in U.S. spending 5.U.S. morale, self-confidence, trust of government, decimated

The Impact z26 th Amendment: 18-year-olds vote zNixon abolished the draft  all-volunteer army zWar Powers Act, 1973 ٭ P President must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying military force P President must withdraw forces unless he gains Congressional approval within 90 days zDisregard for Veterans  seen as “baby killers” zPOW/MIA issue lingered

Some American POWs Returned from the “Hanoi Hilton” Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

2,583 American POWs / MIAs still unaccounted for today.

I f we have to fight, we will fight. You will kill ten of our men and we will kill one of yours, and in the end it will be you who tires of it. And in the End…. Ho Chi Minh:

Lessons for Future American Presidents 1.Wars must be of short duration. 2.Wars must yield few American casualties. 3.Restrict media access to battlefields. 4.Develop and maintain Congressional and public support. 5.Set clear, winnable goals. 6.Set deadline for troop withdrawals.

The Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Memorial to US Servicemen in Vietnam

Memorial to US Nurses in Vietnam

58,00058,000

President Clinton formally recognized Vietnam on July 11, 1995

Where Were You in the War, Daddy? This war haunts us still!

AND TODAY….. The “Light” at the End of This Tunnel? 2003 to ?: “Operation Iraqi Freedom” American dead and counting…?

Another Vietnam? OR A transformation of the Middle East? Only time & history can tell!

Bibliography zNash, Gary, et al. The American People, Harper & Row, 1986 zCompton’s Encyclopedia 2000 Deluxe, Broderbund, zThe Americans, McDougal Littell, 1998 zA myriad of web sites on the internet