The period that Americans refer to as the "Vietnam War" and the Vietnamese call the "American War" was the US military intervention from 1965 to 1973.

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California Democrat Barbara Boxer cited statistics showing that many more Americans died in gun violence in an 11-year period than died in the 11 years of the Vietnam War --- 395, 000 versus 58, 000.

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At the same time, a Gee-Bee's loyalty to the music of his youth is often linked to a profound sense of identification with the period and its causes opposition to the Vietnam war, for example, or support for equal rights for women and minorities.

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