Americans were introduced to Vietnam in 1965. Inthat year, the United States entered the Vietnam PoliceAction. This police action, which caused conflict athome as well as on the battlefield, lasted untilJanuary1973. Figures 5-16 through 5-19commemorate American actions in Vietnam.The Navy’s operations in support of South Vietnam’sstruggle against communist military aggressionconsisted mainly of gunfire support and carrier aircraftoperations. These operations included coastalinterdiction patrols against North Vietnamese shipsmoving troops and supplies to the south. They alsoincluded riverine operations by a swarm of various typesof patrol craft in the maze of waterways in SouthVietnam’s delta area. (By early 1972 all boats and theresponsibility for delta operations had been turned overto the South Vietnamese Navy.) Naval constructionbattalions (Seabees) built several military bases andconstructed water and sanitary facilities for localcommunities. Often, as in World War II, they engaged infighting as they worked. Navy medical personnel servedin the field with Marine Corps and Seabee units, as theydid in World War II and in the Korean Conflict. Theyoften performed their duties under fire and oftensacrificed themselves to protect their charges fromfurther harm. As in previous wars, U.S. Navy service andamphibious forces transported over 90 percent of thepersonnel and supplies used in support of that conflict.5-23Student Notes:Photograph courtesy of Mr. Francis Jeffery.Figure 5-17.—Vietman memorial.Photgraph courtesy of Mr. Francis Jeffery.Figure 5-18.—Vietnam memorial—soldier.Photograph courtesy of Mr. F4rancis Jeffery.Figure 5-16.—The Wall .Photograph courtesy of Mr. Francis Jeffery.Figure 5-19.—Women in war—memorial.
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