Vietnam War Commemorative Geocoin Rolltide01's Vietnam War Commemorative Geocoin

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Released:
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Origin:
Alabama, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Pikes Peak Summit International

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Remember to say. "Thank You". To those who served here.

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The Vietnam War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959[1] to 30 April 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).[11][12]

The Vietcong, the lightly armed South Vietnamese communist insurgency, largely fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The North Vietnamese Army engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large-sized units into battle. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search-and-destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery and air strikes.

The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. Military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s and combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Involvement peaked in 1968 at the time of the Tet Offensive. Despite a peace treaty signed by all parties in January 1973, fighting continued. In April 1975, North Vietnam captured Saigon. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year.

The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities, including 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers.[13]

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Write note 8/8/2012 WingsAndTales posted a note for it   Visit Log

Sorry but I didn't see this in the cache today.
Write note 6/4/2012 Frankolas posted a note for it   Visit Log

Unfortunately not seen in "Pikes Peak Summit International" http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=479a4814-358b-46d4-9886-bfdb44806d9a#
Discovered It 8/2/2010 KJKlock discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this coin's vinyl pouch in the "Pikes Peak Summit International" cache. Wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a copy or if the coin had been taken.
Write note 8/1/2010 blackdoggina posted a note for it   Visit Log

We found the Pikes Peak cache today. The plastic sleeve from your geocoin was in the cache, with the geo-coin tracking number written on it, but the coin is no longer there........ Sorry to have to report this to you. I have had many of mine gone "missing" too..... so sad..
Discovered It 7/29/2010 Caution:Redhead discovered it   Visit Log

We discovered the coin but left it in the cache because the whistle was blowing for our departure train from the summit of Pike's Peak.
Dropped Off 7/27/2010 ncullen12 placed it in Pikes Peak Summit International Colorado - 727.95 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/12/2010 ncullen12 retrieved it from The Buck Stops Here! North Dakota   Visit Log

Cool Geocoin! First Coin that I have found.
Dropped Off 7/9/2010 PastorChris placed it in The Buck Stops Here! North Dakota - 1,268.23 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/29/2010 PastorChris retrieved it from Phil's Memorial Cache (Oldest CA. Cache) California   Visit Log

This guy is going to Missouri. Thanks for the reminder of the sacrifice made by so many during the Vietnam War.
Dropped Off 6/5/2010 bon scott placed it in Phil's Memorial Cache (Oldest CA. Cache) California - 127.95 miles  Visit Log
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