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List of the lengths of United States participation in wars

List of the lengths of United States participation in wars

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This article contains the length and list of major conflicts, invasions and wars participated by the United States Armed Forces since its creation in 1775.

Lengths of U.S. combat forces' participation in wars

War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s).

(Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)

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Sources are found in the main articles of each war, as well as the Associated Press.[17][18]

See also

Notes

  1. Direct U.S. involvement ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace Accords
  2. (33)The term "Persian Gulf War" means the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law. 38 U.S.C. § 101
  3. The Bay of Pigs invasion was conducted by Brigade 2506, a group of Cuban exiles recruited and equipped by the CIA as part of a covert operation, and trained by instructors from the CIA and U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Air Force, and Air National Guard.[15] The botched invasion took three days: Americans were initially not authorized to participate in the invasion. However, on the last day of the failed operation (April 19, 1961), U.S. air support was authorized, and eight Alabama Air National Guard members flew into Cuban airspace.[16]

References

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    "Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war". Associated Press. August 30, 2021.
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    Rohn, Alan (March 26, 2013). "When was the end of the Vietnam War?". The Vietnam War. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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    "Defense.gov News Release: NAME OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT RICHARD B. FITZGIBBON TO BE ADDED TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL". U.S. Department of Defense. November 6, 1998. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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    U.S. Department of Defense 1998
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    Lawrence 2009, p. 20
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    "US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,452". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 3, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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    "Why can't we stop our wars?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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    Wood, David (April 27, 2011). "Robert Gates' Pentagon Legacy: Unfinished Wars, Unfinished Budget Reform" – via Huff Post.
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    "Obama May Face Tough Decision as Iraqi Leader Signals U.S. Troops Could Stay".
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    "Pentagon Rethinks Iraq pull-out Plans". Financial Times.
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    Terkel, Amanda (May 11, 2011). "Iraq Withdrawal Date For U.S. Troops May Be Pushed Back Beyond 2011" – via Huff Post.
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    Robert L. Willett, "Russian Sideshow" (Washington, D.C., Brassey's Inc., 2003), page 267
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    "Our Longest U.S. War: Medical Treatments for Gulf War Illness Remain Elusive | Swords to Plowshares". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  14. [14]
    "A Kosovo Chronology | War In Europe | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  15. [15]
    The Bay of Pigs Invasion, CIA (April 18, 2016).
  16. [16]
    Bill Bowden, Files link Arkansans to role in Bay of Pigs: Kennedy, aides discuss it in 1963 tapes, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (April 18, 2021).
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    "U.S. Participation in Major Wars". Fox News. Associated Press. November 25, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  18. [18]
    "U.S. involved in Iraq war longer than it was in World War II". UT San Diego. November 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

Bibliography

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (November 6, 1998). "Name of Technical Sergeant Richard B. Fitzgibbon to be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial". DoD.
Lawrence, A. T. (2009). Crucible Vietnam: Memoir of an Infantry Lieutenant. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44517-2.
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