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Alabama and the Vietnam War
Alabamians supported U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Alabama Legislature and Congressional delegation staunch allies of U.S. position.
Alabama legislature passed resolution supporting "America's stand in Vietnam" in 1966.
Senator Jim Allen applauds "peace with honor" truce of 1973.
Alabama electorate consistently supported presidential candidates pledged to continue the war effort.
Republican candidate Barry Goldwater garnered 69.5% of Alabama's vote in 1964.
American Independent Party candidate George Wallace received 65.8% of vote in 1968.
Republican candidate Richard Nixon captured 72.4 % of Alabama's vote in 1972.
Alabama military training bases played important role in the conflict.
Maxwell and Gunter Air Force bases trained fliers in Montgomery.
Fort Rucker in Dale/Coffee counties served as finishing school for Army helicopter pilots.
Vietnam War Casualties:
57,000 Americans killed.
1,181 Alabamians killed between 1961 and 1975.
Alabamian Jeremiah Denton Jr. gained widespread recognition as Prisoner-of-War Hero.