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sep 17, 1950 - US supports South Vietnam

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Under President Harry S. Truman, the United States government establishes the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) in South Vietnam's capital, Saigon, purposed with organizing efforts to aid French efforts in Indochina with the intent of preventing a communist regime.

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sep 17, 1950
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~ 75 years ago

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