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President Truman sends 35-man military advisory group to aid French fighting to maintain colonial power in Vietnam.
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U.S. Military climbs to 600 and goes up
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U.S. Military is somewhere between 800 and 1500 people.
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U.S. Planes begin combat missions over south Vietnam
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U.S. has over 525,000 men inlisted. In My Lai massacre, American Soldiers kill over 300 Vietnamese Villagers. President Johnson orders a halt to U.S. bombardment of North Vietnam.
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President Nixon announces Vietnam peace offer. troops begin recedig in June.
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President of Vietnam Dies. Collective leadership is chosen. More U.S. troops pull back.
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Nixon responds to North Vietnamese drive across DMZ by ordering mining of North Vietnam ports and heavy bombing of Hanoi-Haiphong area. Nixon then orders "Christmas Bombing" to bring Vietnamese back into the fight.
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Election of National Assembly paves way for reunification of North and South in Vietnam
