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Pledges
United States $15 Million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam. -
Cease-Fire
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. -
U.S. Troops
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
Perry and Vietnam
Perry leaves to go to Vietnam on a flight from Massachusetts. -
Knowing your squad
The guys share stories about where theyre from and about their lives back home. -
Land MInes
Jenkins Steps on a mine and is killed. -
A Movie?
Lobel tell Perry that to him everything is like a movie, or in a movie setting. -
Shooting
Perry and Squad shoot at their own first platoon. -
Passing
Lieutenant Carrol dies. -
Overran
Perry and Squad begin to fight and are almost ovverun by the vietnamese. -
Number of Troops
U.S. Troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000. -
American Public
The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre. -
Protests
President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses. -
New York Times
Portions of the Pentagon Papers are published in The New York Times. -
Accords Signed
The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire -
Leaving Vietnam
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
Memorial
Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington DC is dedicated.