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First American casualties
Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans to die in the Vietnam War during the guerilla strike at Bienhoa -
Vietcong formed
Vietcong Formed also called The National Liberation Front for South Vietnam -
operation chopper
Operation Chopper: America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. -
Battle of Ap Bac
1963 Battle of Ap Bac where the Vietcong defeat the South Vietnamese Army -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
3 North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox named the Gulf of Tonkin Incident -
Bombing raids
Bombing raids on North Vietnam commence referred to as 'Operation Rolling Thunder'. The air raids continue for three years -
My Lai massacre
My Lai village Massacre by US troops -
Goodbye Ho Chi Minh
The death of Ho Chi Minh -
US bombs North Vietnam
US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong -
cease-fire agreement
1973 A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris -
sources cited
Info courtesy from: http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/06-vietnam-war-timeline.htm
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