The Army drafted me in 1969. I was,and still am in favor of fighting communism. But I wasn’t keen on the idea of a war that American GIs were not permitted to win. So drafting me was the only way the Army could get me to Vietnam. We were betrayed by our own government.
Military’s hands were tied by the Democrats, and then Nixon got snookered by Kissinger into the “peace” agreement /aka surrender. Had Nixon not been battling Watergate I think he would have pushed to continue air support for the ARVN, which would have made it much more difficult for the NVA to invade. Once Ford took over as President, South Vietnam was doomed.
It looks like the same people that ran Korean war.. We weren’t allowed to win. Both wars took over 50,000 American Lives. I was in Vietnam also from May 68 to April 69.. I felt betrayed when we allowed it to fall into the Communist hands. at least we kept South Korea free..