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french surrener
on may 7th 1954 vietnmese forces take over a french command post in dien bien phu. this is what really gets the vietnam war started. -
golf of tonkin
on august 2 1964 the golf of tonkin incident is when the U.S said they were attacked by the vietcong. but they really wrere not they just made it up for a reason to get into the war -
operation starlite
on August 17 1965 the U.S laches operation starlite. This is the first major battle of the vietnam war. 700 vietcons died, an 45 U.S troops also died -
route 13 attack
on June 30th 1966 on route 13 links vietnam an cambodian bored. U.S forces are brutally attacked by vietcong. This makes U.S troops man because atfer they are attacked the vietcong go over the camdodian bored where U.S troops cant attack them -
operation cerdar falls
on January 8th 1967 operation cerdar falls starts to push the vietcong out of the iron triangle there is little fighting. But the U.S troops find an take alot of the vietcongs supplies -
TET
on January 30th 1968 on the TET holiday vietcong units surg over 100 cites an towns. Witch makes it look like the U.S is lossing the war to poeple back in America. -
my lai massacre
on march 16th 1968 the my lai massacre where U.S troops killed old men women an babys. an calley was charged with war crimes -
end to operation rolling thunder
on november 1 1968 after three an a half years operation rolling thunder comes to an end. -
kent state shooting
on may 4th 1970 the national guard opened fire on a group of kent state univeristy students killing 4. this is imporment because now the U.S is killing poeple in there own country -
fall of sagon
on april 30th 1975 the fall of sagon witch is where the U.S pulls out its troops in the largesthelicopter evacuation
