VIETNAM WAR - 1955 - 1975

Jan. 3, 1969 - Thing-lang, Vietnam - A young Vietnamese carrying a gun, had to learn to use a weapon at a very early age to be able to fight at the front among her peers. The girl and other women and men are approaching the site of a shot down US fighter jet to search for useable items. In the 1950's, the US began to send troops to Vietnam, during the following 25-year period, the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history. Almost 3 million US men and women were sent to fight for what was a questionable cause. In total, it is estimated that over 2, 5 million people on both sides were killed

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