Vietnam Timeline

By 13DAPETE

  • Geneva Conference

    Seperated Vietnam across the 17th parallel, with Communism in the North and Democracy in the South.

  • Hamlet of Ap Bac

    The Vietcong stand against American machine guns and South Vietnam soldiers, 3 American advisors and South Vietnamese were killed or wounded.

  • South Vietnamese Commandos attack two islands

    South Vietnamese commandos sneak into Vietcong headquarters while an American destroyer the Maddox simulated a bombing on the North Vietnamese to draw them away from the commandos in the small islands in the Gulf of Torkin.

  • Tonkin Resolution

    Congress passed this resolution for the president to take all necessary action to repel any attacks against United States boats and forces.

  • President Nixon Resigns

    President Richard Nixon resigns from presidentcy, leaving South Vietnam without its biggest advocate

  • Bombing of Qui Nonh

    Vietcong based bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh killing 23 American Servicemen.

  • Operation: Rolling Thunder

    A continued bombing operation against North Vietnam.

  • President Johnson strengthens US armed forces in South Vietnam

    After North Vietnam refuses economic aid from President Johnson he adds more troops in SOuth Vietnam bringing it to more than 60,000 US soldiers.

  • Operation Crimp

    U.S. forces deploy almost 8,000 troops to capture the Vietcongs' headquarters in the Saigon area.

  • Operation Cedar Falls

    Americans start to drive the Vietcong out of the Iron Triangle, 16,000 American Soldiers and 14,000 South Vietnam Soldiers enter the Triangle but meet no heavy resistance.

  • Operation Junction City

    240 helicopters swept over Tay Ninh province destroying Vietcong bases and Vietcong military headquarters in South Vietnam.

  • Kne Sanh

    Motar shells barrage Marine base at Kne Sanh, 18 dead 40 wounded.

  • Vietnam Video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL7N-aCtlLo' >Tet Offensive Vietnam Video</a>

  • Tet Offensive

    They launched a massive suprise attack against all American Airbases.

  • Operation Menu

    President Nixon issues Operationg Menu to bomb North Vietnamese and Vietcong bases in Cambodia.

  • Vietnamization

    Cutting back the number of U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam, we withdrew 25,000 Soldiers from Vietnam

  • Kent State

    A protest against the war, the Ohio Natioanl GUard fire upon the crowded and killed 4 and wounded 9 others.

  • 26th Amendment

    Gave 18+ the right to vote.

  • Ground War almost over

    133,000 U.S. servicemen still in South Vietnam, most of the war is up to the South Vietnam that has over 1,000,000 men elisted in their armed forces.

  • War Powers Act.

    This Act passed to set some limits on executive power.

  • U.S. WIthdrawl of Troops

    Last Marines lift of leaving the Embassy to looters and ending the war.