From Sept. 1964 to March 1973, more than 320,000 South Korean troops served in Vietnam. More than 5,000 South Korean's died with more than 10,000 injured. “Our alliance, forged in the fires of the Korean War, continued to demonstrate its strength and resilience in the Vietnam War.
Dec 21, 2023
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It is in these conditions that South Korean troops became some of the first to enter South Vietnam in 1964 and among the last to depart nearly ten years later.
A number of Koreans initially arrived in Vietnam in a military capacity, fighting on both sides of the Vietnam War, depending on their political affiliations.