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The U.S. entered the vietnam conflict when president Kennedy sent helicopters and more than 3,000 advisers to aid the south Vietnamese army in fighting
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after north vietnamese torpedo boats attacked two U.S. destroyers, president johnson ordered bombing in North Vietnam
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more than 385,000 U.S. troops were fighting in Vietnam, with an additional 60,000 sailors offshore
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one of the largest anti-war demonstrations of the time occurred at the Lincoln memorial. immediately following this 30,000 protesters marched on the pentagon
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The battle of Khe Sanh which lasted 77 days and was ended by operation Pegasus
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The Viet Cong launched the Tet offensive, a supprise attacl on 100 major cities and towns in south vietnam during the vietnamese new year holiday
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U.S. army task force was caught indiscriminately firing upon civilians in the village of My Lai. they killed 347 Vietnamese civilians. Only one U.S. colonel was convicted of anything and he only received 3 years house arrest
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The U.S. department of defence instituted the draft lottery. despite popular dissent, 40,000 men were drafted into service each month. Many fled to Canada to escape the draft and consequences of fleeing
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Daniel Ellsburg leaked the Pentagon papers, government documents detailing the political scandals surrounding U.S. involvement in Vietnam. revealed that President Johnson's administration had lied to the public and congress and tried to escalate the war
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U.S. launched an aerial bombing campaign, which led to negotiations for the release of 591 American prisoners of war
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President Nixon announces that the U.S. would no longer be involved in vietnam
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this was the last major battle of the Vietnam war. it was the last stand for the units of the ARVN.
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The U.S. completed the final troop withdrawals