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…, by an agreement for the US to establish a naval communications station at North-West Cape in Western Australia. The first test of Australian dedication to the alliances was the Vietnam War. In 1962 Australia sent 100 military training instructors to South Vietnam…

…, and as the war in Vietnam continued, for easing the frustration and fear of getting drafted. “As the fall semester moved on, a barely controlled panic was beginning to become a bond between students, who increasingly tended to “feed their heads” (as Jefferson Airplane…

…validated by the test of practical experience. Once Kennedy was killed, there was an era of make-believe in the Pentagon. Vietnam was starting for real, and the constant deployment of U.S. troops against Communist forces added a new element to our national…

…The Sixties was a time when corruption and cultural conflict were prominent in society. One source states that it was also a decade that was defined by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, riots, and assassinations. This tumultuous decade…

…against Cambodia’s bordering nation of Vietnam. Nol took little consideration of the people and their needs, and his corrupt administration stirred support for the Khmer Rouge (Seekins, 4). At that time, the Khmer Rouge, a thirty-year-old Communist movement…

…and American forces have fought alongside each other in both World Wars (1914-1918, 1939-1945), Korea (1950-1953), Vietnam (1962-1975) and in the Gulf (1990-1991). Australia gave its support primarily for reciprocity; Australia backed America in the hope…

…validated by the test of practical experience.         Once Kennedy was killed, there was an era of make-believe in the Pentagon. Vietnam was starting for real, and the constant deployment of U.S. troops against Communist forces added a new element to our…

…in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1970 and as officer in charge of a swift boat for his last four months in Vietnam (Wikipedia). He received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts for his great leadership…

…. In 1964, while Lyndon Johnson was President, a conflict that developed during the Kennedy Presidency began to grow in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese were Communists and they divided themselves from the South which was not. Since the United States was against…

…young person who rejects the mores of established society and advocates a nonviolent ethic; broadly: a long haired unconventionally dressed young person". The Vietnam War was something that affected everyone in America, if you didn't get drafted then you…