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Troops are sent in after the first two recorder American deaths during a Viet Minh guerillas strike at Bien Hoa.
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The first US helicopter is shot down in Vietnam, one of 15 ferrying troops in attack against the village of Hong My.
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The U.S. National Security Council recommends the bombing of North Vietnam. President Johnson approves only the planning phase by the Pentagon.
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The first battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers. This battle had inconclusive results as both sides claimed to be the victors. 15,000 to 17,000 Vietnamese soldiers died and 559 American soldiers died.
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Time Magazine names General William Westmoreland "Man of the Year."
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Bombing of Haiphong and Hanoi begins
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Battle was used as a distraction to build up the Viet Cong forces in the south for the so called "Tet Offensive".
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The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched surprise attacks on over 100 major towns and cities throughout southern Vietnam.
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The bloodiest battle to date, this was a turning point for U.S. troops as the war became more and more unpopular back in the states.
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Reducing total to 280,000 by the end of the year. Invasion of Communist sanctuaries inside Cambodia by U.S. and South Vietnam forces
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North Vietnam sees its heaviest attacks since 1968
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The North Vietnamese launched three attacks simultaniously on the cities of Quang Tri, Kon Tum, and Binh Long.
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This battle was the last ditch effort of the last military unit of the United States Army and South Vietnamese forces to stop North Vietnamese forces.
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100,000 North Vietnamese forces surrounded Saigon and the 60,000 American forces left to defend it. The city fell and the Veitnam war was finally ended with the U.S. and it's allies evacuating.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated to the 58,183 Americans killed during the war.
