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Vietnam Timeline Acticity

By kylelawrence
  • U.S. Helicopters Arrive in Vietnam

    U.S. Helicopters Arrive in Vietnam

    The USNS Core arrives in Saigon, with the first U.S. helicopter units.
  • Agent Orenge is Introduced

    Agent Orenge is Introduced

    The U.S. Air Force launches Operation Ranch Hand to deny the Vietcong the use of the road and trails. Using a herbicide named "Agent Orange", The herbicide also causes severe disabilities among Vietnam veterans.
  • Shoot First

    Shoot First

    U.S. Helicopters are given orders to shoot first when encountering hostile forces.
  • More Troops

    More Troops

    5,000 additonal U.S. troops are sent to Vietnam.
  • Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

    100 U.S. planes and 60 South Vietnamese planes bomb North Vietnam.
  • Troops Officially in Combat

    Troops Officially in Combat

    The U.S. announces that American troops are officially engaged in combat.
  • Bombing Stops

    Bombing Stops

    The U.S. stops the bombing of North Vietnam. After 37 days President Johnson announces that the bombing will Continue.
  • Withdrawl Begins

    Withdrawl Begins

    President Nixon begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. By the end of 9,414 Americans are killed in Vietnam.

  • workcited

    Historycentral.com