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Eric's noteworthy events from the vietnam war

By enemetz6

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin were alleged to have attacked without provocation U.S. destroyers that were reporting intelligence information to South Vietnam

  • Operation Rolling Thunder Begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder Begins
    Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to America’s sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Operation Rolling Thunder was a demonstration of America’s near total air supremacy during the Vietnam War