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I'm looking for the best picture or any informations about the KAF's U-6 (Beaver). It seem that the KAF had 3 aircrafts. But in 1971, during the viet cong's sapper attack at the Pochentong Air Base,at least 1 Beaver was destroyed.In 1972 at leat 1 Beaver was refurbished with a new engine. http://www.khmerairforce.com/AAK-KAF/AVNK-AAK-KAF/Cambodia-Beaver-KAF.JPG

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Section sizes

Section size for Vietnam War (69 sections)
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Names	3,398	3,398
Background	865	10,878
Japanese occupation of Indochina	3,683	3,683
First Indochina War	3,814	6,330
Battle of Dien Bien Phu	2,516	2,516
Transition period	14,924	14,924
Diệm era, 1954–1963	81	8,796
Rule	2,399	2,399
Insurgency in the South, 1954–1960	3,937	6,316
North Vietnamese involvement	2,379	2,379
Kennedy's escalation, 1961–1963	6,617	15,748
Ousting and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm	9,131	9,131
Gulf of Tonkin and Johnson's escalation, 1963–1969	3,521	23,089
Gulf of Tonkin incident	4,095	4,095
Bombing of Laos	1,774	1,774
The 1964 offensive	2,746	2,746
American ground war	10,953	10,953
Tet Offensive and its aftermath	12,633	12,633
Vietnamization (1969–1972)	34	23,466
Nuclear threats and diplomacy	2,446	2,446
Hanoi's war strategy	1,808	1,808
U.S. domestic controversies	1,952	1,952
Collapsing U.S. morale	5,674	5,674
ARVN taking the lead and U.S. ground force withdrawal	3,140	3,140
Cambodia	3,754	3,754
Laos	1,294	1,294
Easter Offensive and Paris Peace Accords (1972)	3,364	3,364
U.S. exit and final campaigns (1973–1975)	6,046	15,413
Campaign 275	2,041	2,041
Final North Vietnamese offensive	2,810	2,810
Fall of Saigon	4,516	4,516
Opposition to U.S. involvement	3,929	3,929
Involvement of other countries	92	6,344
Pro-Hanoi	16	5,689
People's Republic of China	1,957	1,957
Soviet Union	3,716	3,716
Pro-Saigon	563	563
United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races	1,587	1,587
War crimes	722	15,183
South Vietnamese, Korean and American	10,828	10,828
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong	3,633	3,633
Women	6,018	6,018
Black servicemen	2,164	2,164
Weapons	1,220	1,220
Extent of U.S. bombings	2,061	2,061
Casualties	8,490	8,490
Aftermath	14	47,319
In Southeast Asia	25	15,550
In Vietnam	8,432	8,432
Laos and Cambodia	3,257	3,257
Unexploded ordnance	2,054	2,054
Refugee crisis	1,782	1,782
In the United States	5,390	14,067
Financial cost	2,239	2,239
Impact on the U.S. military	6,438	6,438
Effects of U.S. chemical defoliation	9,771	9,771
In popular culture	2,901	4,951
Myths	2,050	2,050
Commemoration	2,966	2,966
See also	129	129
Annotations	39	39
References	437	27,420
Citations	31	31
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Kumar Republic is missing a visitation for casualties. {{}} 64.189.18.48 (talk) 06:28, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 06:33, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

British army involvement

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The UK should be listed as a combatant, as the Heath government sent British troops to Vietnam in 1971-72. 86.131.66.247 (talk) 04:25, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source (please read wp:rs)? Slatersteven (talk) 09:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Queens Highlanders spent twelve months in Vietnam in 1971-72. (2A00:23C5:C416:A601:1DCC:635A:5352:D795 (talk) 19:22, 30 July 2024 (UTC))[reply]

There is no WP:RS supporting that. Mztourist (talk) 02:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source (please read wp:rs)? Slatersteven (talk) 10:06, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Sources required for casualties for khmer and laotian republics remove or add them. 64.189.18.53 (talk) 10:30, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Khemer is listed as Unknown, so there is no need to remove it Loas is soruced. Slatersteven (talk) 10:40, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FAQ

Do we need a FAQ with

Q was there any British involvement in Vietnam

A No, and any such question will be deleted unless backed with a source?

Yes or no? Slatersteven (talk) 15:17, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The most important British involvement was that the Americans listened pretty carefully when Sir Robert Thompson gave them advice about what to do in Vietnam. Ed Moise (talk) 15:56, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As thuis block evasion while not often it is wasting a lot less time than just deleting these silly season questions. Slatersteven (talk) 15:18, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did a quick search of archives and in the first 20 hits for British I picked out one that related to British involvement? Also, I don't recall seeing it before as an issue. So, probably not. Cinderella157 (talk) 23:02, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove unsubstantiated claims in casualties or cite sources.

{{}} 64.189.18.53 (talk) 06:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

what unsubstantiated claims? Mztourist (talk) 07:02, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same IP with the Khemer/Kumar requests above. Intothat darkness 11:51, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 16:50, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mayaguez Incident true end of the Vietnam war May 15,1975.

The men killed and wounded during the Mayaguez incident are listed as Vietnam war causality's according to military government records. The deaths of these men are listed on the Vietnam memorial. Remove the phony date you have of April 30,1975 as the end of the Vietnam war as it is incorrect in every way. That is just the day they turned the cameras off in Sagon. 2600:1015:A004:F190:7920:2CE8:4767:E02A (talk) 15:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See talk page archive as to why we have the date we have, its based on what wprs say. Slatersteven (talk) 15:13, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Repeat of this. (Hohum ^@) 15:59, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We rely on the consensus of reliable sources. Cinderella157 (talk) 23:58, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you think the war ended on April 30, 1975 you rely on pure stupidity. 2600:1015:A004:F190:1FEB:5B45:A6C3:7B78 (talk) 05:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you contact the RS we used and get them to change it. Slatersteven (talk) 09:44, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you contact the families whose sons died in the Mayaguez Incident and tell them the wiki decided April 30, 1975 is the end of the Vietnam war. While the US government says they are Vietnam veterans killed in action during the Vietnam war. so obviously according to wiki their names should be removed from the Vietnam memorial and all the Vietnam awards they received should be returned. 2600:1015:A004:F190:F07C:8D8D:B48A:66C8 (talk) 16:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Mayaguez incident was a fight between US and Cambodian forces, in Cambodia, after the fighting in Vietnam had ended. It had nothing to do with Vietnam. Ed Moise (talk) 15:52, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

US forces fought in Cambodia all the time during the Vietnam war. Are you now saying that no US military was ever in Cambodia and the fight in Cambodia on May 15 ,1975 was the first time? 2600:1015:A025:FEDC:EB84:BCDD:711F:645A (talk) 03:14, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No I am not saying those things.

"All the time" is a slight exaggeration. US forces fought occasionally in Cambodia, not very often, up to 1969. They were fighting Vietnamese forces, and this was definitely part of the Vietnam War.

US forces (usually the US Air Force) fought a lot in Cambodia from 1969 to 1973. For most of this time the US operations were directed mostly against Vietnamese forces. Even in 1973, when US operations were directed mostly against Cambodian forces, they were directed against Vietnamese to a significant extent. This was definitely part of the Vietnam War.

Then there was a period of almost two years, from August 1973 to May 1975, when US forces were not fighting in Cambodia.

Then in May 1975, after the war in Vietnam had ended, US forces fought Cambodian forces in Cambodia. This had nothing to do with Vietnam, and I don't regard it as part of the Vietnam War. Ed Moise (talk) 22:04, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

K6ka https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A2600%3A1015%3AA026%3A2AD9%3A16AA%3A2EA4%3AF206%3A6A7E Cinderella157 (talk) 09:41, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your Lies about the US not being in Cambodia prior to May 15, 1975, during the Vietnam are easily disproved as the Cambodian Campain happened April 29 to July 22 of 1970. It was a direct action of and during the Vietnam war as was the Mayaguez Incident. 2600:1015:A000:8DA6:CD08:67A2:37AD:CBF8 (talk) 05:35, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not recall anyone saying that, all that said was this incident was long after the US had left the Vietnam war. Slatersteven (talk) 09:42, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is not what the US government says. The US government says it was a Vietnam war action and people killed during the battle are on the Vietnam war memorial. 2600:1015:A000:8DA6:CD08:67A2:37AD:CBF8 (talk) 16:05, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Try locating and posting RS to support your claim. Intothat darkness 17:29, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That this marked the official end of the war, note it has to say something like" the Vietnam war ended on ...". Slatersteven (talk) 11:54, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Can you added in the belligerents that the Kingdom of Sweden supported North Vietnam? 42.2.152.193 (talk) 12:08, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not without the source you did not provide. Slatersteven (talk) 12:09, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 :The Mayaguez incident was a fight between US and Cambodian forces, in Cambodia, after the fighting in Vietnam had ended.  It had nothing to do with Vietnam. [[User:Ed Moise|Ed Moise]] ([[User talk:Ed Moise|talk]]) 15:52, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
 ::US forces fought in Cambodia all the time during the Vietnam war. Are you now saying that no US military was ever in Cambodia and the fight in Cambodia on May 15 ,1975 was the first time? [[Special:Contributions/2600:1015:A025:FEDC:EB84:BCDD:711F:645A|2600:1015:A025:FEDC:EB84:BCDD:711F:645A]] ([[User talk:2600:1015:A025:FEDC:EB84:BCDD:711F:645A|talk]]) 03:14, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
+:::No I am not saying those things.
+:::"All the time" is a slight exaggeration.  US forces fought occasionally in Cambodia, not very often, up to 1969.  They were fighting Vietnamese forces, and this was definitely part of the Vietnam War.
+:::US forces (usually the US Air Force) fought a lot in Cambodia from 1969 to 1973.  For most of this time the US operations were directed mostly against Vietnamese forces.  Even in 1973, when US operations were directed mostly against Cambodian forces, they were directed against Vietnamese to a significant extent.  This was definitely part of the Vietnam War.
+:::Then there was a period of almost two years, from August 1973 to May 1975, when US forces were not fighting in Cambodia.
+:::Then in May 1975, after the war in Vietnam had ended, US forces fought Cambodian forces in Cambodia.  This had nothing to do with Vietnam, and I don't regard it as part of the Vietnam War. [[User:Ed Moise|Ed Moise]] ([[User talk:Ed Moise|talk]]) 22:04, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
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