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After the gulf war. new veterans are claiming eight to nine ailments apiece. vet nam vets average four. world war ii and korea vets just two. we showed you earlier vietnam has been major component in the memorial day observances. jennifer griffin looks back to a conflict now a half sen cheercenturyold. >> 50 years, they look back to the fallen. more than 1300 are still missing. a cold war era conflict to halt march of communism in asia. the vietnam war began when president kennedy started to deploy hundreds of military advisors and helicopters at the end of 1961. the war escalated to more than...

Comism. the vietnam war began when president kennedy deployed hundreds at the end of 1961. august 7, 1964, congress gave president johnson authority though pursue the war. >> the fighting man did not lose the war. politicians lost the war. >> on january 30, 1968, the viet cong launched a wave of attacks, the tet offensive and 37,000 viet cong were killed but politicians decided to end the war. 2,500 united states troops lose their likes and public supports an all time low. >> from a military perspective, the tet offensive was a victory but from a psychological perspective, it was a great defea...