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U.S. ALLIES IN VIETNAM - END OF VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
Although the U.S. was the main military supporter of South Vietnam, combat troops from South Korea, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand fought in the Vietnam War as well.
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Although the U.S. was the main military supporter of South Vietnam, combat troops from South Korea, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand fought in the Vietnam War as well.
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South Korea was the second-greatest contributor of forces, sending over 300,000 soldiers to Vietnam from 1965 – 1972, where they earned a reputation for combat efficiency. By the end of 1972, most foreign forces in-country were South Korean.
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Australian advisors assisted the ARVN as early as 1962, and both Australia and New Zealand began sending ground combat elements in 1965, with their troops often serving together. Australia sent 60,000 soldiers over the course of the war, while New Zealand sent 3,000.
Another large provider of soldiers was Thailand, which sought to prove its anticommunist bona fides and enhance its standing in the region by sending around 40,000 combat troops to South Vietnam between 1967 and 1972.
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Other regional U.S. allies contributed non-combat personnel or military aid and materiel, including the Philippines and the Republic of China (Taiwan). All told, about 5,000 South Koreans, 521 Australians, 321 Thais, and 37 New Zealanders died during the Vietnam War.
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