The United States entered the Vietnam War to stop the spread of communism. The U.S. wanted to stop communist North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam. American soldiers fought there until 1973. The United States entered the Vietnam War to stop the spread of communism.
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Thuong Duc, Vietnam - A Viet Cong prisoner awaits interrogation at the A-109 Special Forces Detachment in Thuong - NARA - 531447Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
