02-26-2005, 06:57 PM
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Location: Houston TX
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Originally posted by RACooper
The Canadians that did serve in Vietnam by joining the US Army did so in opposition to the military laws and political stance of the country... so for example Veitnam vets are not considered veterans and therefore not eligible for benifits or recognition. Further if it was a case of a Canadian soldier leaving Canada and signing up with the US army he was considered by Canadian law a deserter (if he failed to leave the Canadian Armed Forces first) or a mercenary (if he left the Canadian Armed Forces first). Ammensty for the mercenary catagory was granted by the Canadian military back in '85; amnesty for the deserter classification was granted in '97.
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