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The National Liberation Front (NLF) is also known as the Viet Cong. They form in South Vietnam. This is a threat to the non-communists of South Vietnam.
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The president of South Vietnam was killed.
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The first US troops land in Vietnam. Abut 3,500 marines arrive in Da Nang.
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About 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam are attacked by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. About 1,000 Viet cong soldiers invade the city of Saigon and sieze a part of the US embassy located in Saigon. They loose a total of over 10,000 men.
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US soldiers part of Charlie Company, 1st Battallion, 20th Infantry kill between 200 and 500 people in the village of My Lai.
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The total number of soldiers deployed in Vietnam reaches about 540,000.
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The last of the troops deployed in Vietnam withdraw and finally go home.
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North Vietnam attacks South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam surrenders to Vietnamese communists from the north.
