In the early part of the Vietnam War, 1965 to 1969, the normal tour of duty was 12 months for most branches of the military, except the 13 month tour for Marines. It was not unusual for career soldiers, or those who were in the military long enough, to serve 2 or more tours of duty in Vietnam. Also, in some cases, soldiers were allowed to extend their tour from 12 months up to 14 months. By extending their tour, any time that would have been remaining for them to serve as stateside duty, would be waived and they would be discharged from the military.
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