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Vietnam
Created by
Kayla Ahrens
⟶ Updated 5 months ago ⟶
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JFK
Events
Pentagon Papers published in NYT
First 2 Americans are killed in Vietnam
Battle to demand Diem step down
South Vietnam ships shell North Vietnam islands in Gulf of Tonkin under US direction
USS Maddox attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin
US mistranslates radio tansmission from North Vietnam and concludes another military operation was imminent
Congress & House pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
VC shell American Base at Bein Hoa, killing 5 and wounding 30
VC blows up hotel in Qui Nhon killing 23 Americans
Operation Rolling Thunder begins
US Marines land 100 mi south of the DMZ
Westmoreland asks LBJ for more ground troops & LBJ obliged. The mission is changed from security to active combat marking the first time the US is asked to fight on their own.
1st Calvery Division begins toarrive at An Khe with 16000 men and 435 helicopters
Communist commandos attack US Special Forces base at Plei Me
Battle in the Ia Drang Valley begins, lasts 3 days but costing 79 American lives
Periods
JFK Presidency
Eisenhower Presidency
Truman Presidency
LBJ Presidency
Nixon Presidency
South Vietnam has 8 different governments
Battle of Binh Gia
