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Vietnamese forces celebrate their victory over the French
Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to stop the fire. The battle lasted 55 days. -
President John F Kennedy
American helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam with 400 U.S. personnel, who fly and maintain the aircraft. -
U.S. Army helicopter on an Operation Chopper mission
helicopters flown by U.S. Army pilots ferry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to sweep near Saigon. -
The victory at Ap Bac raised morale and drove recruitment for the Vietcong
For the first time, the Vietcong stand their ground against American machinery and South Vietnamese soldiers. Almost 400 South Vietnamese are killed or wounded. -
President Johnson signs the Resolution
Gives President Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend southeast Asia after passing the gulf of tonkin resolution. -
American aircraft burn on the ground at Bien Hoa
Before the U.S. presidential election, Vietcong mortars shell Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. Americans were killed and wounded.Five B-57 bombers are destroyed, and 15 are damaged. -
One of the American dead is carried to a waiting transport
A Vietcong-placed bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh, killing american servicemen. -
General Westmoreland
General William Westmoreland launches the first purely offensive operation by American ground forces in Vietnam. -
American tanks and troops execute Operation Crimp
U.S. forces launch Operation Crimp. Deploying nearly 8,000 troops. The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters for the Saigon area. located in the district of Chu Chi.
