Posted on Jan 15, 2018
Kennedy says U.S. troops are not fighting - Jan 15, 1962 - HISTORY.com
2.8K
78
20
19
19
0
Asked at a news conference if U.S. troops are fighting in Vietnam, President Kennedy answers “No.” He was technically correct, but U.S. soldiers were serving as combat advisers with the South Vietnamese army, and U.S. pilots were flying missions with the South Vietnamese Air Force. While acting in this advisory capacity, some soldiers invariably got wounded, and press correspondents based in Saigon were beginning to see casualties from the “support” missions and ask questions.
Kennedy says U.S. troops are not fighting - Jan 15, 1962 - HISTORY.com
Posted from history.comPosted in these groups: 
Vietnam War
Military History
American History
Office of the President (POTUS)
Vietnam War Military History American History Office of the President (POTUS)
Posted 7 y ago
Responses: 11
8
8
0
8
8
0
Thanks for reminding us SP5 Mark Kuzinski that former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was asked at a news conference if U.S. troops are fighting in Vietnam and he said No on January 15, 1962.
U.S. soldiers were serving as combat advisers with the South Vietnamese army, and U.S. pilots were flying missions with the South Vietnamese Air Force. While acting in this advisory capacity, some soldiers invariably got wounded, and press correspondents based in Saigon were beginning to see casualties from the “support” missions
It seems that JFK was duplicitous at times.
U.S. soldiers were serving as combat advisers with the South Vietnamese army, and U.S. pilots were flying missions with the South Vietnamese Air Force. While acting in this advisory capacity, some soldiers invariably got wounded, and press correspondents based in Saigon were beginning to see casualties from the “support” missions
It seems that JFK was duplicitous at times.
(8)
(0)
7
7
0
Great early Vietnam history- politics in motion early. Morning brother and hope all is well
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes SFC Craig Dalen CPL Dave Hoover
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes SFC Craig Dalen CPL Dave Hoover
(7)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google