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"War against Vietnam was never declared by Congress, thus the correct term is Vietnam Conflict."
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is 10,000% incorrect.
Even though war was never declared, Vietnam
WAS later declared to have been a 'WAR' (instead of a conflict), and guidance was circulated through the chain of command that 'henceforth and forevermore', the Vietnam Conflict would be referred to in
ALL official records, instructions and memos as the Vietnam War ... it was further directed that as many changes to existing records as possible would be carried out to reflect this change. This was directed by the Joint Chiefs with the concurrence of Congress and the President of the United States via directives to all branches of the military.
I have looked everywhere I can think of to give you some references ... but ... was unable to find specific sites. What I can say, is that I
personally remember seeing these directives ... and ... that I made changes to some of the directives, instructions and training materials that were held within my command in response to these directives. (This took place in the 80s or 90s ... don't remember the exact date).
Maybe some of you other vets can help with dates and references - would sure appreciate it.