National Lampoon put on a vignette comic White Dove (a parody
of Black Hawk or something like that) with the UN peace keepers,
including the Canadians of the '73 peace accords.
Many Canadians did serve in Vietnam, and the son of the Defence
Minister died as a Marine, Feb 1969 I think. Probably many of you
know that already, and the figures are approximately 30,000
went to Vietnam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_and_the_Vietnam_War#Canadians_in_the_U.S._military
As far as a Canadian presence in Vietnam, beyond the obligatory
hospital, etc. not worth it. It would cost more to the US in
bad feelings, especially with Trudeau, Mr. Canoeing to Cuba (1960) and
good buddy to Castro. Not saying Trudeau was against NATO or
DEW, but that he very much would have been against any earlier
presence in Vietnam. And the effect would have been a drop in the
bucket. Even in Korean War, they had hard time finding volunteers
within the military. Part of the reasons for Vietnam War Canadians,
apparently, were the much better benefits to veterans in the US
forces then and now. (In the Korean war, Ferdinand Demara, the
Great Imposter himself, faked his MD credentials and found it easy
to get sent to Korea with no vetting, but I digress.)
N.Z. and Australia are much closer to the action and had a vested
interest. Still, to this day, there is a crudely painted Get Out Of
Vietnam wall sign in Sydney, and the anti war group gained leaps
and bounds as time went on. I recall reading that the sign is almost
like HOLLYWOOD one in Los Angeles, for local activists.
Maybe this helps. Good Luck.
""To:
NationalLampoonguy
Hey, on the NatLamp Archives site youze guys should bring back "
White Dove" the prescient comic about the UN's peacekeepers.""