Those who supported the Vietnam War were known as hawks.
Hawks felt that the United States needed to get involved in the Vietnam War in order to stop the communist regime of the North Vietnamese from spreading into South Vietnam.
Those who opposed the Viettnam War were known as doves.
These people usually felt that it was unecessary for the United States to continually get involved in foreign affairs when there were many problems that needed to be addressed in American society first.
Yes, it is true that ground <span>fighting in the Pacific was led by the United States marines, since these soldiers were almost always deployed via ships, as opposed to other more land-based means. </span>
