Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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The Vietnam War features heavily in the popular consciousness, but how much of what we believe is actually true? Was it really that unpopular? Was everyone drafted? And are we beginning to memory-hole our own recent past?

Relevant links:

cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-u-s-involvement-in-vietnam
yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2015/06/03/remembering-iraq
vva310.org/vietnam-war-statistics
ausa.org/sites/default/files/DR-76-42-The-Vietnam-Deserter-A-Profile.pdf