Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon .. For clarification, The United States was not at war with North Vietnam .. The United States of America never declared war on North or South Vietnam nor did North or South Vietnam ever declare war on the United States of America .. Officially in the records the military actions of The United States of America toward North Vietnam is recorded as a "Police Action" or a "Peace Restoring/Keeping Action" ..
The era of the military conflict between North Vietnam and The United States of America is commonly referred to as a war but it was not officially a war ..