After being released, they faced significant discrimination from the Communist government. The veterans and their families were detained without trial for decades at a time. The official number of South Vietnamese personnel killed in action was 220,357.įollowing the North Vietnamese victory on April 30, 1975, South Vietnamese veterans were arrested and detained in labor camps in desolate areas. The army reached its peak strength of about 1,000,000 soldiers in 1972. From 1969 to 1971, there were around 22,000 ARVN combat deaths per year.
While the exact numbers are not entirely known, it is estimated that several million served in the South Vietnamese armed forces, the vast majority in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). However, in many parts of east and southeast Asia, the term "Vietnam veteran" may also apply to allies of the North Vietnamese, including the People's Army of Vietnam, the Viet Cong (National Liberation Front), the People's Liberation Army of China, and the Korean People's Army of North Korea. In the United States, the term "Vietnam veteran" is not typically used in relation to members of the People's Army of Vietnam or the Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front) due to the United States' alliance with South Vietnamese forces. government officially refers to all as "Vietnam-era veterans." However, the more common usage distinguishes between those who served "in-country" and those who did not serve in Vietnam by referring to the "in-country" veterans as "Vietnam veterans" and the others as "Vietnam-era veterans." Regardless, the U.S. The term has been used to describe veterans who served in the armed forces of South Vietnam, the United States Armed Forces, and other South Vietnam–backed allies, whether or not they were stationed in Vietnam during their service. New Zealand Army veteran Rob Munro (left), receiving a Mention-in-dispatch award from Governor-General Patsy Reddy for action in Vietnam. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., with a veteran in a wheelchair to the rightĪ Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Armed Forces soldier during the Vietnam War
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