Vietnam war protest

The Vietnam War

By WilleNater45
  • First shipload of U.S. arms aid to pro-French Vietnam arrives

    First shipload of U.S. arms aid to pro-French Vietnam arrives

  • Two Americans are killed and one wounded

    Two Americans are killed and one wounded

    during a Viet Minh attack 20 miles north of Saigon
  • President Kennedy orders 100 troops to South Vietnam

    President Kennedy orders 100 troops to South Vietnam

    President Kennedy orders 100 "special forces" troops to S. Vietnam
  • U.S. aircraft carrier "Core" arrives in Saigon with 33 helicopters and 400 air and ground crewmen assigned to operate them for S. Vietnam

    U.S. aircraft carrier "Core" arrives in Saigon with 33 helicopters and 400 air and ground crewmen assigned to operate them for S. Vietnam

  • President Johnson announced major troop increases and the bombing of North Vietnam.

    President Johnson announced major troop increases and the bombing of North Vietnam.

  • More Than 200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam

    More Than 200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam

  • Battle of Ia Drang Valley

    Battle of Ia Drang Valley

  • US begins bombing around Haiphong and Hanoi, N. Vietnam. This is considered a major escalation of the air war

    US begins bombing around Haiphong and Hanoi, N. Vietnam. This is considered a major escalation of the air war

  • B-52s Bomb North Vietnam

    B-52s Bomb North Vietnam

  • My Lai village Massacre by US troops

    My Lai village Massacre by US troops

  • US dropped over 600,000 tons of bombs on N. Vietnam total

    US dropped over 600,000 tons of bombs on N. Vietnam total

  • Ho Chi Minh dies

    Ho Chi Minh dies

  • President Nixon says he plans withdrawal of all US troops on a secret timetable

    President Nixon says he plans withdrawal of all US troops on a secret timetable

  • Renewed US bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel

    Renewed US bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel

  • Official end of the Vietnam War.

    Official end of the Vietnam War.

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