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French Victory
The Vietnamese troops celebrate a victory over French troops at Dien Bien Phu after a harsh 55 day battle. -
Helicopters arrive
American troops arrived in helicopters in South Vietnam to aid the Vietnamese forces against the Vietcong Guerrillas. -
Operation Chopper
Operation Chopper is America's first mission against the Vietcong sending 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers near Saigon via helicopters. -
Vietcong stand their ground
In a very deadly battle, the Vietcong 514th battalion, along with other guerrilla troops brutally attack the South Vietnamese Army's 7th forces. This battle is significant in the fact that it was the very first time the Vietcong stand their ground against American and South Vietnamese troops. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by congress granting President Johnson the authority to make any dicision or action that he felt necessary to help defend Southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder is granted authority by President Johnson in attempt to persuade the North Vietnam to stop aiding in the help of the Vietcong troops in the South. This operation is a very intense bombing effort. -
Peace offer rejected
Time for peace? No, the U.S. suggests a peace settlement to North Vietnam in exchange for economic help, but it is turned down. President Johnson increases the number of troops in Vietnam to 60,000. Allies Korea and Australia aid in support. -
Operation Starlite
Operation Starlite is considered the first major battle of the Vietnam War and the United States came out on top with this one. We were prepared for this battle because a former Vietcong soldier reveils the future attack. -
Operation Crimp
Operation Crimp is launched by the United States and deployes about 8,000 troops making it the biggest operation of the Vietnam War. This operation was significant because the U.S. wanted to find and capture the Vietcong headquarters which was believed to be in the Saigon area. We unfortunately failed to find this base. -
Operation Junction City
Operation Junction City was one of the biggest air assults to take place in the Vietnam war. The significance for this operation is to take control and destroy Vietcong bases in South Vietnam. About 30,000 troops are a part of this operation along with around 5,000 soldiers from the South Vietnamese Army. -
200 civilians dead
About 200 citizens are killed by U.S. Charlie Company and only one soldier is convicted of war crimes. This caused many soliders and people to question war. Although these tragedies didn't happen often, when they did, everyone felt the effects of war crimes. -
Opertation Rolling Thunder comes to an end
Operation Rolling Thunder finally comes to an end after three and a half years of being an active operation. Some of the destruction of the operation include: 900 American aircraft, 818 pilots are dead or have gone missing, and hundreds are also being held captive. -
President Nixon takes office
President Nixon takes office and makes promises right away to get the U.S. troops out of Vietnam which still trying to make Vietnam a more peaceful country. -
133,000 U.S. servicemen remain in S. Vietnam
After many grusome and violent battles (along with many casualties) only 133,000 servicemen are left in South Vietnam. Most of the remaining forces are those of South Vietnam. -
Peace talks in Paris continue
Peace talks continue in Paris between the United States and North Vietnam and in March of 1973 the final combat soldiers in Vietnam leave. Marines and other military personnel who are protecting U.S. bases have to stay in South Vietnam. More than three million Americans served in the Vietnam war with 58,000 of them killed in action. About 1,000 of them are missing in action and 150,000 are seriously wounded.
