Discover facts, figures and history about Vietnam.

The UH-1 "Huey" helicopter became a symbol of U.S. combat forces in Vietnam.

In 1968, Ron Ridenhour, an infantryman in Vietnam, wrote a letter to President Nixon detailing the murder of 500 civillians by the U.S. Army in what would come to be known as the My Lai Massacre.

Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out of 10 soldiers were injured or killed during Vietnam.