 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Spellman akanga ari mutsigiri akasununguka weHondo yeVietnam, kusvikira pamwero wokuti rwisano yacho yakava inozivikanwa seHondo yaSpelly uye Kadhinari seTariro yaBob yavakuru vorudzidziso. Akasangana naNgo Dinh Diem muna 1950 uye, achifadzwa nemaonero ake akasimba echiKaturike uye anopesana neCommunist, akasimudzira basa rake; zvisinei, akazviparadzanisa naDiem asati aurayiwa muna 1963. Kutya Kubudirira kwechiKomonisiti muVietnam, Spellman akanga akakurudzira kupindira kweAmerica kubva mukupera kwa1954, asi pakazosvika makore a1960, maonero ake akashorwa zvakasimba nevanorwisa hondo uye kunyange vamwe vatungamiriri vake vechitendero. 