VietnamGriego By Stephen Griego May 7, 1954 Dien Bien Phu Cease fire with the French commander Jan 13, 1959 Creation of the Ho Chi Minh trail Dec 11, 1961 United States becomes actively involved Mar 19, 1962 Operation Rangland Aug 4, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Attack Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Feb 13, 1965 Rolling Thunder begins Apr 7, 1965 US offers peace for economic aid proposal May 11, 1965 President Johnson commits over 60,000 troops to Vietnam Jun 25, 1965 first major battle of Vietnam War for American Units Dec 9, 1966 American forces total 385,000 Feb 21, 1967 Operation Junction City Jan 31, 1968 Tet Offensive Begins Mar 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre Mar 22, 1968 Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong Nov 1, 1968 Rolling thunder Ends Jan 12, 1969 Nixon Takes Office Feb 9, 1969 Operation Menu Jul 9, 1969 Spraying of Agent Orange Ends Jan 1, 1972 All but 133,000 US troops have come home Dec 13, 1972 Peace Talk breaks down Jan 8, 1973 Peace talks resume Jan 27, 1973 Cease Fire signed Aug 19, 1974 Nixon Resigns Apr 30, 1975 Last casualties for the US and final evacuation