Cease-fire in Vietnam
Vietnam BrothersOn January 27, 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed declaring a cease-fire in Vietnam. The U.S. government, South Vietnam and North Vietnam governments pledged to "respect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Vietnam as recognized by the 1954 Geneva Agreements on Vietnam."
The U.S. further agreed to continue withdrawing troops, which resulted in a complete removal of soldiers by March 29, 1973.
The "Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" was the official title of the signed text.
Over several years beginning as early as 1961, the U.S. escalated its forces in the Vietnam war assisting South Vietnam in opposition to communism - to deter Soviet-based expansion and control throughout Southeast Asia.
By 1968, there were 529,000 Americans fighting in Vietnam. By the end of the war over 58,200 American soldiers had given their lives fighting for our country.
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