Vitamin C is important for renewing and repairing tissues, iron absorption and other functions. It's abundant in many fruits and vegetables, with top sources being bell peppers, guava, leafy greens, kiwi, berries, citrus fruits, tomatoes and peas.
By November 1967, the number of American troops in Vietnam was approaching 500,000, and U.S. casualties had reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded. As the war stretched on, some soldiers came to mistrust their governmentâs reasons for keeping them there, as well as Washingtonâs claims that the war was being won.
In March 1968 President Johnson announced a pause in the US bombings of Vietnam and said he would not be standing for re-election later that year. By the end of the year 180,000 US troops had been sent to Vietnam. In 1966 the figure doubled. 80,000 Americans had been killed or wounded in the Vietnam War by summer 1967. Pressure to withdraw mounted, not least because money for domestic reforms was diverted to the military.