More than forty years after its conclusion, the Vietnam War is a persistent ... millions of American military men and women served honorably on the ground in a war that spanned a decade.

The "Vietnamization" of the war and a phased withdrawal of American troops lowered county deaths to 87 in 1969, 39 in 1970, 15 in 1971, and 4 in 1972. WOMEN also served in Vietnam, and one nurse from ...