US Holidays - Vietnam Veterans Day

Every year on April 30, America celebrates an important date - Vietnam Veterans Day For any local resident, this event is a separate page in the history of the country, which is permeated with bitterness and suffering from the death of loved ones According to various information, 56-58 thousand Americans died during this armed conflict, and after its end, another 129 thousand people died from prolonged depression and suicide Official casualties of the war are 2-25 million citizens On April 30, 1975, the last US Army soldier left Vietnam It is for this reason that the holiday is celebrated on this day Two years earlier, the procedure for signing an agreement to end hostilities and conclude a truce took place in the French capital In 1975, the withdrawal of American soldiers and their allies from the southern part of Vietnam was successfully completed Even before the outbreak of World War I, Vietnam was a French colony But already from the first half of the last century, an increasing number of supporters of an independent country began to appear on the territory of the state Already in those years, armed conflicts took place, initiated by the Vietnamese who wanted to gain independence Along with this, closed circles began to appear everywhere, and starting in the 40s, large-scale movements began to appear, which later became known as the Viet Minh Literally it translates as Vietnam Freedom Organization The League included opponents of the colonialists, and later adherents of communist principles under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh Of course, the United States, as the main island of independence on the planet, could not ignore the struggle of a state with a rich history for independence America's direct involvement in the military conflict began in 1965 It was then that the Americans organized and carried out large-scale operations in southern Vietnam But after a couple of years, the US Army suffered one setback after another, and the number of casualties and material costs increased significantly This provoked a flurry of indignation on the part of ordinary Americans, and in May 1968, at the Paris conference, the American authorities decided to sign a peace agreement The following year, Nixon drafted an executive order calling for a partial withdrawal of American soldiers from Vietnam But after some time, bombing by the Americans began again This was a response to Vietnam's non-compliance with the agreement in France In January 1973, an agreement was drawn up to end the war, and by the end of the first month of spring, the last US serviceman left Vietnam Thanks to America's actions, Vietnam today has complete independence Initially, the capital of the state was Saigon, and later Hanoi This event alarmed American citizens and for the first time attracted the interest of the American people to problems of an international nature Thanks to this conflict, the well-known “hippie” subculture advocating peace arose in America And the most significant event of the Vietnam War era was the movement called “March on the Pentagon” - a resistance action in Washington, which was attended by about 100 thousand civilians opposing the war During the annual celebration of the date, almost all states hold solemn events in memory of past events People also visit the graves of their relatives who died during the war Today there is a large amount of controversial literature and film works, however, this is a separate topic for discussion