Almost 50 years ago today, the last American troops were pulled out of Vietnam, signaling the end of U.S. involvement in what’s turned out to be one of the longest wars in history.
It was April 26th, 1968 and Operation Delaware, a joint military operation, had just launched days before.
The Vietnam War is described as one of the longest wars and also one of the most brutal. More than 50,000 American troops were killed.Caught in the crossfire, Elsner was injured that same day and said his survival was unimaginable. The increasing number of American casualties in the Vietnam War sparked conflict, with many soldiers returning home without the honor, support and respect they deserved.It was an awful lot of rudeness and I remember people just turning away when we go through the airport. They didn’t even want to look at us,” said Elsner.
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