the united states never fought in the vietnam war
the vietnam war lrb chin tranh vit nam rrb  also known as the second indochina war  and known in vietnam as resistance war against america lrb khng chin chng m rrb or simply the american war  was a war that occurred in vietnam  laos  and cambodia from 1 november 1955 to the fall of saigon on 30 april 1975