FORT BENNING, Georgia. – March 29, 1973: The last U.S. ground troops depart the Republic of Vietnam. Today, March 29 has ...

Fifty years ago, this coming April 30, U.S. military forces and civilian personnel departed Saigon as the North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong captured the last stronghold of South Vietnam. By sunset, ...

and only 2.7 million saw action in Vietnam. Of the 2.7 million served, only 25% were brought into the military as part of the draft. Contrary to popular opinion, the Vietnam War didn’t just ...