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North Vietnam attack two U.S. destroyers
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Response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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U.S. aerial bombing of North Vietnam
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North Vietnamese allies with Viet Cong to launch Tet Offensive - attacking hundreds of South Vietnamese towns and cities
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U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the city of Mai Lai
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General William Westmoreland, in charge of the U.S. troops in Vietnam, is replaced with General Creighton Abrams
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President Nixon has the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam
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At age 79, the communist leader Ho Chi Minh dies
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Americans learn of the massacre in the city of Mai Lai
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President Nixon announces the troops will attack enemies at locations in Cambodia and nationwide there are protests
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Photos of the Pentagon Papers become public through the New York Times
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The North Vietnamese cross over the demilitarized zone to attack South Vietnam
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Cease-fire is declared through the Paris Peace Accords
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Last of America's troops are taken out of Vietnam
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North Vietnam attacks South Vietnam
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South Vietnam surrenders to the North Vietnamese communists
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Vietnam is unified to become a communist country and known as a Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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A memorial was dedicated to the veterans in Washington D.C.