Operation Menu (mar 1, 1969 – jun 12, 1969)
Description:
In a series of secret bombings known as “Operation Menu,” U.S. B-52 bombers target suspected communist base camps and supply zones in Cambodia. The bombings are kept under wraps by Nixon and his administration since Cambodia is officially neutral in the war, although The New York Times would reveal the operation on May 9, 1969.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 1, 1969
jun 12, 1969
~ 3 months and 13 days