the vietnam war By LEMONADE M8 Mar 1, 1967 In 1967 factions within the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leadership began to call for a change of direction in the war’s conduct Jan 31, 1968 more then 100 cities attacked and taken over by Australian Army May 1, 1968 The Tet Offensive, launched in early 1968 by the Viet Cong May 22, 1968 In May 1968, just 4 months later, peace talks attended by representatives of North and South Vietnam, May 25, 1969 In 1969 Nixon announced that the withdrawal of American troops was a priority Apr 22, 1970 In April 1970 the Australian Prime Minister, John Gorton, announced that the 8th Battalion Jan 20, 1971 Early in 1971 Australia’s Joint Intelligence Organisation, reporting on the progress of Vietnamisation Sep 22, 1971 Australia’s last two battalions to serve in Vietnam, the 3rd and 4th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR and 4RAR) arrived in 1971 Mar 22, 1972 35 Squadron’s Caribou aircraft left early in 1972 Mar 22, 1972 86 Transport Platoon, RAASC, was with one of the last Australian units to leave Vietnam in February 1972.