Military History post-Vietnam War

jennsunshine

Hi all,

I am brand new to this forum, and I have a question for anyone who has experience or knowledge in this area...

First of all, I am married to a vet (Navy), who entered the service in 1976, and retired in 1993, after Desert Storm. He says that he was in Vietnam post-war (1976) helping with clean-up - USN Medcorps - to pick up bodies, identify, etc...working with the Army and Marines. He was also very young - just 17, when he was over there. He also says that there were females in this corps working with him. He was also at Desert Storm shipboard, as a company commander, escorting Marines and Army personnel to their bases on shore.

Anyhow...the question is this...my brother is calling into question my husband's entire military experience and history. He says that there was no military presence (according to the information he has) in Vietnam after 1975 and the fall of Saigon.

I need facts and figures to prove to my brother that he is dead-wrong on these - even though he likes to think he is a military historian (without any military experience). To anyone's knowledge, was there a peace-time U.S. military presence in Vietnam after 1975, and were females deployed over there?

My husband doesn't believe that he needs to prove anything, and says that this is really none of my brother's business - but I want to shut this argument down once and for all.

Sooo...if anyone can point me to sources, information, stories and experiences that are verifiable, I would be ever so grateful.

And I would also like to say that - and this coming from a die-hard pacifist - that *all* of you have my undying respect and appreciation for the incredible and difficult work you have done in service to our nation. It's a really tough job and someone has to do it...and you all stepped up to the plate.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jennifer

jackd

US troops had largely left South Vietnam by 1972 under President Nixon's program of Vietnamisation. The US continued to support South Vietnam by airpower but this had collapsed due to the end of the Nixon administration in 1974. The last US troops left in South Vietnam were guarding the embassy and they left in April 1975 as part of Operation Frequent Wind, the largest helicopter evacuation in history , so not possible. just 17, when he was over there , doubt that.
yes there were women there up till the evacuation.
He was also at Desert Storm shipboard, as a company commander, escorting Marines and Army personnel to their bases on shore.
naa.

just look at his DD214

CapnMidnight

+1 on what jackd said, when I was in the service they wouldn't send ANYONE into a combat zone until they were 18 yrs old. Look at the DD214.
W.D.

dheffley

Ask him for a copy of his DD214, and it will have all of his information on it.

MMOMEQ-55

I left VN in 1973. Some of the last Marines leaving VN. I sat offshore on a LPH in 1975 while the Embassy was being evacuated. To the best of my knowledge after that there were no US military left there other than POWs and MIAs. This being said, like others have suggested check the DD-214. It tells all. Also what was his rank? A company commander is an officer. I do know that there was some special ops people still over there in 1976 or at least I was told. Like CIA spooks and suck.

refrey

Jennifer,

Let it go.