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When Richard Nixon took office in January 1969 he moved quickly to reform the Vietnam-era draft: he cut planned induction calls by 50,000, ordered an end to many deferments, pushed a randomized “lotte...
’s shifts in policy—most notably “” and a broader effort to withdraw combat forces—directly reshaped Selective Service practice by reducing the need for large, continuous conscription and by prompting...
The short answer is: (and in ) did not “attack ” by striking the U.S. homeland first; the conflict grew out of a longer, localized insurgency and rivalry in Vietnam that increasingly drew in American ...
John F. Kennedy’s final year in office included major foreign-policy moves — the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in August — and a decisive shift on Vietnam with National Security Actio...
Colin Powell’s two Vietnam tours (1962–63 as a captain advisor and 1968–69 as a major with the Americal Division) gave him frontline command experience, awards (Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Soldier’s Me...