Plenty of people were drafted into Vietnam, and while many people refused to adhere to the draft, many others felt that not serving when one is drafted to be very wrong.
And even soliders who enlisted by choice didn't nessicary choose Vietnam. If you enlisted before Vietnam you were just sort of stuck going to Vietnam. Desertion is a pretty serious crime.
The United States should not have been in Vietnam--but that isn't the fault of the soldiers who were there.
And even soliders who enlisted by choice didn't nessicary choose Vietnam. If you enlisted before Vietnam you were just sort of stuck going to Vietnam. Desertion is a pretty serious crime.
The United States should not have been in Vietnam--but that isn't the fault of the soldiers who were there.