Vietnam Over The Years By LaTraivanV. May 1, 1900 nationalist movements emerged in vietnam Mar 22, 1962 President JFK Sends Military Assistants To Vietnam To Help Train The South Vietnamese Military Feb 28, 1964 North Vietnam Attacked U.S Navy ships in The Gulf Of Tonkin May 5, 1965 bombing campaigns led to 400,000 americans in vietnam Mar 6, 1968 north vietnam army attacked over 30 u.s targets and many south vietnam cities