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Vietnam Form
The Vietnam formed to counter the Japanese invasion -
Vientam vs. France
A war broke out between the French and Vietnamese -
China allows Vietnam
Chine allows the Vietnamese to practice fighting and trainging away from the French attacks -
Diem as Presidnet
Diem became President of SOuth Vietnam in October and the US agreed to train his army -
Arresting
Diem started arresting anyone who he thought were on North Vietnam's side -
Vietcong was formed
The NLF which was the National Liberation Font was formed but in the SOuth they were known as the Vietcong or VC -
Extra Aid
President Kennedy sends extra aid over to South Vietnam -
Death of President Diem
President Diem was killed in military comp. After his death, 15,000 military advisors were sent away into South Vietnam -
Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was beginning. US combat troops were sent to South Vietnam and at the end of the year, there were over 200,000 troops there. -
Heading to Vietnam
Perry and other soldiers will be in Vietnam in less than an hour -
Hawaii
Much talk about going to Hawaii and war suppose to be ending soon -
Letter
Perry writes his first letter to his mom saying he is okay and everything is fine, even though he is not fine at all. -
Death of Jenkins
Jenkins died while stepping on a land mine -
Making Friends
Perry and some of the other soldiers go into the towns of Vietnam and make friends with some Vietnamese and their children -
No Hawaii
Perry and the others finally realize that the war will not be ending soon and there will be no Hawaii -
Lost Ones
Perry notices he needs to handle death and lost of others in a military way -
Peace Talks
In Paris, there were many meetings about starting peace between the Vietnamese. 540,000 US troops were in Vietnam now -
Signed Peace Treaty
The Peace Treaty was signed in Paris and the last of the US were realesed back to there homes