"I am convinced that U.S. troops with their energy, mobility, and firepower can successfully take the fight to the NLF [National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam a.k.a. the Viet Cong."
-General William Westmoreland
-General William Westmoreland
On 8 March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines were dispatched to South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war. U.S. public opinion overwhelmingly supported the deployment. Many soldiers were ready to go forward into hell, others were skeptical but all had something in common, orders. The war soon would pick up in its intensity and casualty ratings would drastically increase thanks to the Vietcong's guerilla style tactics. Soon enough a draft was initiated by congress and men all over the US would eventually be sent over to defend itself from "tyranny". However, most NATO countries would, when it became to much for the US, would decline assisting in what many thought of as a "lost cause". Public opinion would change however over the years and returning "heroes" were called "monsters", "baby killers", "murderers". This will take place at the height of the war where the casualty rating was at it's highest. I would like to have some seasoned vets and officers, newly shipped recruits and people who stay on base due to work. Pilots, medics, radiomen, riflemen, the whole shebang.
Please understand that as I prepare to make this RP, I will be learning as much as I can about the war itself so to make the rp more realistic. I also do not know if this has been done before but I felt that this would be if not, an interesting concept at the least.