veitnam war By bgrace11 Feb 11, 1954 the French took over south veitnam Apr 30, 1954 the Genava Accords decclared a cease fire which split vietnam Aug 7, 1964 the US signed a reolution so they could enter the war the U.S. signed a resolution so they could enter the war Mar 8, 1965 US troops landed in veitnam US troops landed in veitnam Jul 24, 1965 F-4c became targets of missiles Jul 29, 1965 the 1st 4,000 paratroopers landed in vietnam Aug 18, 1965 Operation Starlite became the 1st American ground batlle Feb 1, 1968 Viet Cong suspect was executed Mar 1, 1968 more than 500,000 troops landed in south veitnam Mar 31, 1968 President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign Jul 30, 1969 Kennedy was assasinated Feb 13, 1971 south vietnam invaded Laos