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  • Vietnam War Starts

    This was when the U.S starts to get involved in the Vietnam war.

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    Two U.S battleships are fired up by Vietnam ships forcing the current president to increase U.S involvement in the war.

  • Arrival

    U.S troops first arrive in Vietnam
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    Operation Rolling Thunder

    A series of Bombing runs that the U.S used to stop and weaken the North Vietnamese.

  • Battle of La Drang

    The first U.S battle of the Vietnam war

  • My Lai Massacre

    The U.S committed a war crime, butchering a village of unarmed civilians. 400 men, women, and children were all murdered by U.S troops.

  • The Tet Offensive

    The North launched a surprise attack on the South and the U.S embassy.

  • Kent Kate Shootings

    U.S troops fire upon their citizens (students) for protesting the Vietnam war. 4 dead 9 wounded.

  • Paris Peace Accords

    The war is over, calling for a ceasefire.

  • The Fall of Saigon

    The North take over the capital of South Vietnam. Marking the End of the War