Vietnam War 1966:
Vietnam War extended into Cambodia. Over 385,000 U.S. military personnel in Vietnam, and full-scale bombing of Hanoi underway. After JFK’s assassination, President LBJ was put into office by the choice of the people, and he began the Vietnam war. We were there to rid the country of Communism. Men feared the lottery, some did their duty, others fled to Canada.
The End of 1966:
By the end of 1966, American forces in Vietnam reach 385,000 men, plus an additional 60,000 sailors stationed offshore. More than 6,000 Americans have been killed in this year, and 30,000 have been wounded. In comparison, an estimated 61,000 Vietcong have been killed. However, their troops now numbered over 280,000.
I was terrified of the Vietnam War when I was 13. I thought I was going. The draft was such an ominous thing, I felt as if it was going to trickle down to me.
Dylan McDermott