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" we are gradually increasing our stake in the outcome of the struggle ... we are dangerously close to the point of being so deeply committed that we may find ourselves completely committed even to direct intervention. These situations, unfortunately, have a way of snowballing."
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1961 Vice President Johnson Tours Saigon
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1962 Operation Chopper: America's first combat missions against the Vietcong.
Operation Ranchhand: Objective to clear vegetation making it difficult for the Vietcong to ambush. US Military then Employs Agent Orange to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces -
1964 General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in Saigon
3 North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox named the Gulf of Tonkin Incident -
US sends 20,000 to vietnam
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President johnson sends US soldiers to Vietnam
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B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his military advisors in Honolulu -
vietamiese joined the guirilla forces to attack south vietnam cities during festive holiday "tet"
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president Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia
Tragedy at Ohio: National Guardsmen open fire on protesting students at Kent State University -
Pressure on Nixon increases to end the involvement of the US in Vietnam and secret peace talks are initiated. US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
Henry Kissinger is optimistic about the peace talks despite Vietnam opposition -
1973 A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
The end of the Draft is publicised All remaining US troops leave Vietnam Henry Kissinger wins the Nobel Peace Prize
