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Vietnam War
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United States Become Actively involved In Vietnam
The year that we began helping in the conflicts that are begining to escalate in vietnam. -
Dien Bien Phu
The North Vietnamese defeat the french at the stgronghold of Dien Bien Phu -
Rolling Thunder 1964-1965
The mass bombing of North Vitenam ordered by Presidnet Jonhson in hopes to eliminate all NVA soliders. -
Gulf of Tonkin Attack
Attack on U.S naval in Tonkin harbour. Many spectculate that it was faked to gain power to go to war with vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
resolve for recent attaks of in Tonkin Harbour and a document for president johnson to go to war with vietnam -
President Jonhson Commits over sixty thousand troops to vietnam
This is the event is when president Jonhson ordered soliders to go to war in vietnam. -
First Major Battle of Vietnam War for American Units
This is where soliders begin fighting in the treacherous jungles of vietnam. -
Operation Junction
Airbourne attacks of Vietnam followed by the second largest parachute offensive since world war II. -
Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong
The major city in Northern South Vietnam that was taken n=by the NVA> -
TET Offensive Begins
The Vietcong begin attacking the major cities where US soliders are stationed in Vietnam. -
Richard Nixon Elected President
Richard nixon is elected into office. -
Operation Menu
The attacks on eastern cambodia in the hopes to destroy invading soliders from north vietnam coming through cambodia. -
My Lai massacre
US soliders attcked a village in Vietnam that by the time the platoon is done all in the village are dead. -
All but 133,000 US troops have come home
Majority of soliders who have been drafted have returned home. -
Peace Talks Break Down
The peace talks with the North Vietnamese are halted by attakcks from Vietcong. -
Nixon Resigns
The president risigns his office after scandals. -
Peace talks Resume
Peace talks resume with the North Vietnamese -
Cease Fire Signed
Stops all fighting in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. -
last casusalties of vietnam war