us entered the viet nam war in 1975.
when did the us enter the viet nam war?
1975
robert risdon schwartz was born on september 17, 1950 in detroit, michigan. his father was arthur schwartz, a chemical engineer. martin, his great grandfather, was a jewish emigre who came to america from hungary in 1891. his mother mary margaret (née moore) was a homemaker. her family emigrated from wales to america in 1732. schwartz has one brother, arthur schwartz, jr. both sons were raised in the episcopal church following their mother's religious tradition. schwartz was in college during the viet nam war, but received a high lottery number and was not called up to serve. both sides of his family have strong military tradition. his grandfather, frederick wolf schwartz, served in the u.s. army in world war i. his father saw duty in the u.s. navy in the pacific theater in world war ii. his brother is retired from the u.s. air force. several family members from his mother's side fought for the colonies in the revolutionary war.
bob schwartz
in october 1967, he was arrested for his involvement in an anti-viet nam war demonstration at the pentagon sponsored by the national mobilization committee to end the war in viet nam. in 1968, he signed the "writers and editors war tax protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the viet nam war.
norman mailer