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"The Vietnam War stamp will be a lasting tribute to the thousands of American men and
women who served their country during the war, and particularly those who lost their lives."

The Vietnam War stamp was selected by the public during nationwide balloting in May 1998
as one of 15 commemorative stamps saluting the 1960s. Over a two-year period the public
was offered the chance to vote for stamp subjects honoring the 1950s through the 1990s, as
part of the Celebrate The Century stamp and education program.

The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was the longest military conflict in U.S. history. The hostilities
in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia claimed the lives of more than 58,000 Americans. Another
304,000 were wounded.

As a result of the Geneva Conference in 1954, after France's defeat in the French Indochina
war, Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam. The war began in South Vietnam as
Communist-led guerrillas attempted to overthrow the South Vietnamese government.

In 1961, the U.S. began sending support troops to South Vietnam, but following the Tonkin
Gulf Resolution of 1964, the war quickly escalated. Under President Richard Nixon, the U.S.
began a policy of increased bombing and troop withdrawals. In 1973, a Paris cease-fire
agreement allowed U.S. troops to withdraw. The war ended in 1975 with a final offensive by
the North Vietnamese and the defeat of the South Vietnamese army.

Designed by Carl Herrman of Laguna Niguel, Calif., the Vietnam War stamp features a
photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Howard C. Breedlove, U.S. Army DASPO, of men of the 1st
Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), participating in Task Force Oregon,
leaping from a chopper near Chu Lai in the spring of 1967.

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