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The Vietnam War

By mwilford

  • First American Dies in Vietnam

    First American Dies in Vietnam
    Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey, head of American OSS mission, was killed by Vietminh troops

  • US Military Employs Agent Orange

    US Military Employs Agent Orange
    Agent Orange helped identify roads used by Vietnam troops

  • President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas

    President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
    When this event happened people didn't know how Johnson was going to go forth and what his decsion would be about Vietnam.

  • Buddhists Protest Against Diem

    Buddhists Protest Against Diem
    Monks vowed to stay silent and some were even lighting themselves on fire in public places

  • Operation "Rolling Thunder" Deployed

    Operation "Rolling Thunder" Deployed
    The air raids would go on for 3 years

  • Marines Arrive at Danang

    Marines Arrive at Danang
    First of American troops arrive in Vietnam

  • First Draft

    First Draft
    The first lottery started on Dec 1 to send troops to Vietnam

  • B-52s Bomb North Vietnam

    B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
    First time a B-52 bombed Vietnam

  • Nixon Cuts Troop Levels

    Nixon Cuts Troop Levels
    Pressure from others Nixon decided to reduce the force by 70K

  • End of Draft Announced

    End of Draft Announced
    No one else had to worry about being forced to go to war from the draft.

  • Last American Troops Leave Vietnam

    Last American Troops Leave Vietnam
    no more American troops left there