Photos South Korean Forces

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The South Korean government, under the regime of Park Chung-hee, took an active role in the Vietnam War. From September 1964 to March 1973, South Korea sent some 350,000 troops to South Vietnam. The South Korean Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force all participated as an ally of the United States. The number of troops from South Korea was much greater than those from Australia and New Zealand, and second only to the U.S. military force for foreign troops located in South Vietnam. The military commander was Lieutenant General Chae Myung-shin of the South Korean army.

Participation of Korean forces in the war included both non-combatant and combatant roles.

Marine's field grave, 1968

 

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Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division, who captured a Viet Cong alive. March 15, 1967