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Increased Aid
President Eisenhower increased aid to South Vietnam's army during the attack of the Vietcong -
Kennedy steps in
President Kennedy took office and supported the policy for South Vietnam -
Calling in backup
Presidnet Kennedy sent more aid to Vietnam. the number grew from 2,000 soldiers to 15,000. But it still wasn't enough -
Agent Orange calls in for duty
U.S. Air Forces being using agent orange; a defoilant to expose roads and trails used by the Vietcong army -
Kennedy is Assasinated
President Kennedy was assasinated during the early stages of the Vietnam war, which left many Americans with questions about what would be done in Vietnam -
Torpedos in Tonkin
On August 2, North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired 2 American destroyers in the gulf of Tonkin -
Tonkin Resolution
The Senate and House passed the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" authorizing the president to take all necessary actions to repel any armed attack. -
Attack on Fort Pleiku
NVA attacked the American fort of Pleiku in South Vietnam and killed 7 people and over 100 wounded -
Rolling with Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was an air strike that lasted about 3 years. -
Attack by land
March 1965, was ther first time the U.S. started using combat troops in Vietnam to fight side by side with the South Vietnamese army -
B-25's over North Vietnam
In effort to disrupt the main passage that North Vietnam used to transport supplies and other thing was bombed on by the U.S. It was the first time America had bombed North Vietnam -
Veterans Against War
Veterans from WWl,WWll, and Korean war held up an anti-war rally in NYC -
Operation Cedar Falls Begins
16 thousand U.S. troops and 14 thousand South Vietnam troops unite forces to fight against Vietcong operations in Saigon. A huge ring of tunels were found. -
Tet Offensive Strikes
North Vietnam tried to catch the US military off guard, North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces sweep down upon several key cities and provinces in South Vietnam -
Battle for Hue
It was a 26 day battle where the U.S. and South Vietnam tried to regain control of areas already seized by the Tet Offensive -
No more running
LBJ announces that he won't run for another term at the presidency. -
MLK is Assassinated
MLK is assassinated outside a hotel in Menphis, Tennessee by a sniper -
Secrets of Cambodia
President Nixon gave the go ahead on Operation Breakfast which included bombing parts of Cambodia without telling congress or the American public -
Bombs in America
The capitol building in washington was struck by a bomb, planted in protest for the invasion of Laos -
The Kent State Massacre
At the university of Kent State the national guard shot and killed for studens and wounded 9 all just for protesting the war -
Bringing Them Home
The number of troops in Vietnam falls to 280 thousand -
Attack of Laos Cambodia
The U.S.troops attack launch heavy air strike on Loas and Cambodia against NVA supplies -
Nixon cuts down troops
Nixon cuts down the number of troops overseas by 70 thousand -
Bombing Hanoi and Haiphong
During peace talk the U.S. troops bomed large supply and petroleum dumps in Hanoi and Haipong -
Cease-fire treaty signed in Paris
The treaty to stop all war is signed and the war is officially over
