The Vietnam War was the longest war in the United States history. This historical event took started on 1954 and ended on April 30, 1975 making this a 21 year war. This war that took place in the country of Vietnam hence the name, was fought between North Vietnam, Soviet Union, and China, versus South Vietnam, the US, the Philippines and other communist allies. The reason this war started was because the Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh, rose to power in North Vietnam; his goal was to make Vietnam a communist country due to his communist beliefs. 3,500 marines arrived on the site of the war on March of 1965 with average ages ranging from 19-20 unfortunately ⅔ of those troops went willingly. From the Atlantic website we found a lot of information
