<P> By 1962 the situation in South Vietnam had become bad enough that Diem submitted a request for assistance to the United States and its allies in order to counter the growing insurgency and the threat that it posed to South Vietnam 's security . Following this the US began to send advisors to provide tactical and logistical advice to the South Vietnamese . At the same time , the US sought to increase the legitimacy of the South Vietnamese government by instituting the Many Flags program , hoping to counter the communist propaganda that South Vietnam was merely a US puppet state and to involve as many nations as possible . Thus Australia , as an ally of the United States with obligations under the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ( SEATO ) and ANZUS Pacts , and in the hope of shoring up its alliance with the US , became involved in the Vietnam War . Between 1962 and 1972 it would send almost 60,000 personnel to Vietnam , including ground troops , naval forces and air assets , and would contribute large amounts of material to the war effort . </P>
<P> By 1962 the situation in South Vietnam had become bad enough that Diem submitted a request for assistance to the United States and its allies in order to counter the growing insurgency and the threat that it posed to South Vietnam 's security . Following this the US began to send advisors to provide tactical and logistical advice to the South Vietnamese . At the same time , the US sought to increase the legitimacy of the South Vietnamese government by instituting the Many Flags program , hoping to counter the communist propaganda that South Vietnam was merely a US puppet state and to involve as many nations as possible . Thus Australia , as an ally of the United States with obligations under the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ( SEATO ) and ANZUS Pacts , and in the hope of shoring up its alliance with the US , became involved in the Vietnam War . Between 1962 and 1972 it would send almost 60,000 personnel to Vietnam , including ground troops , naval forces and air assets , and would contribute large amounts of material to the war effort . </P>
who were the australian and american forces allied with during the vietnam war
who were the australian and american forces allied with during the vietnam war
South Vietnam
South Vietnam