Why was the vietnam war important

It was the first war to come into American living rooms nightly, and the only conflict that ended in defeat for American arms. The war caused turmoil on the home front, as anti-war protests became a feature of American life.

Answer: because the french couldnt fight their own war and we hated commies so we fought a loosing war for them while lbj constantly lied to the american people. also we didnt fight it like we fought in germany or the revolutionary war, it was guerrilla warfare. meaning crontling and maintaining constant control over an area like for example hill 845 was not a priority. the main priority was body count (aka how many vc can we kill)