Vietnam War Veterans Day in the USA (29/03)

Every year on March 29, the United States of America celebrates Vietnam War Veterans Day.

Vietnam War (English. Vietnam War), which lasted from the late 1950s until 1975, — is one of the largest military conflicts of the second half of the 20th century, occupying a significant place in the recent history of both Vietnam and the United States.

Historians divide this war into several periods: the guerrilla war in South Vietnam (1955—1965), full-scale US military intervention (1965—1973) and the final stage of the war (1973—1975).

The war began as a civil war in South Vietnam, and then North Vietnam was drawn into it, which later received the support of the PRC and the USSR, as well as the United States and its allies (SEATO military bloc), who sided with the friendly South Vietnamese regime.

During the Vietnam War, the United States lost, according to various sources, from 40 to 60 thousand people. After its end, another 129 thousand veterans of this war died as a result of stress and suicide.

Estimates of Vietnam's losses in this war range from 2 to 3 million people.

On January 27, 1973, the signing ceremony of the quadripartite Agreement to End the War and Restore Peace in Vietnam took place in Paris.

By the end of March of that year, the United States completed the withdrawal of its troops from South Vietnam — On March 29, 1973, the last American soldier left Vietnam.

That is why Vietnam War Veterans Day is celebrated on this day, which is traditionally timed to coincide with various commemorative events throughout the country, as well as visits to the graves of deceased relatives who participated in the war.

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