the diary of patrick

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    Vieteiam war
  • First combat mission

    Operation Chopper: America's first combat missions against the Vietcong.
    Operation Ranchhand: Objective to clear vegetation making it difficult for the Vietcong to ambush. US Military then Employs Agent Orange to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces
  • Battle of Ap Bac

    Battle of Ap Bac where the Vietcong defeat the South Vietnamese Army
    President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas and Lyndon B Johnson takes over the Presidency Buddhist monks start setting themselves on fire in public places tp protest
    against the Diem government policy of removing Buddhists from key government
    positions and replacing them with Catholics. Diem and his brother are murdered. The Diem regime is overthrown
  • US army

    Over 200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam
  • B-52s

    B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
    President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his military advisors in Honolulu American protests against the US policy in Vietnam continue and students are joined by veterans in Anti-War Rallies
  • Opration Cedar Falls

    Operation Cedar Falls
    The Iron Triangle of Vietcong tunnels is discovered
  • Repulic of South Vietnam

    Patrick gets into vietnam
  • Squad

    Hollywood bepop profesor
  • Leaving

    Patrick and his sqaud get escorted abck to the cental control of the milltary base. They leave hill 881
  • Bunny holes

    Since the attack of the base patrick and his base have been getting bomb out by the enmeny. That happens for about 3 mouths
  • Death

    Patrick and his squad get attack leaving patrick crippled and all other sqaud mates dead
  • returning home

    patrick is sent home were he spends a few years recovring.
  • Hollwood

    Hollywood steps on a land mine and sadly dies
  • War

    The army pushes south and attacks a base