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Henry was nominated by President Nixon to be the senior U.S. nagotitaor at the Paris Peace Talk. The Paris Peace Talk was when the Vietnam War had grown stronger and Americans questioned whether the U.S. war effort could succeed or was morally justifiable.
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Viet Cong attacks 110 places durning South Vietnam including Saigon. It was many surprise attacks against military and civilian commands and control centers throughout South Vietnam.
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When NVA raid U.S. near the Demilitarized Zone 36 U.S. marines were killed.
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President Nixon threatens to bomb North Vietnam because they want revenge for Viet Cong offenses in the South.
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U.S. troops go on the offensive sode of the Demilitarized Zone for the first time since 1968. Near the Demilitarized Zone is where 36 U.S. marines were killed on febuary 15, 1969.
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President Nixon begins Operation Menu, the secret bombing of Cambodia, targeting North Vietnamese supply sanctuaries. Operation Menu was the codename of a covert United States Strategic Air Command bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia
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