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The Tet Offensice and End of Vietnam War

By greggg1
  • Start of Tet Offensive Launched

    In early 1968, the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offensive which was a massive escalation in the intensity of the Vietnam War.
  • Fimled Shooting

    A Vietnamese offical shot a Viet Cong prisioner while being filmed.
  • Death Occurances

    Highest amount of casualties recorded on this day. 543 Americans were killed the previous week.
  • Tet Offensive Reports

    Walter Cronkite reports on the recent trip he took to Vietnam. He spoke of the athermath of the Tet Offensive.
  • Tet Offensive Rampage

    US troops rampage through the hamlet of My Lai and kill over 50 Vietnamese people including New-born babies and infants.
  • Conscriptions

    The USSD, the United States Secretary of Defense call 24,500 military reserves to fight for a 2 year commitment.
  • Agreement for Peace

    The US and North Vietnamese leaders agree to talk about peace later in the month.
  • Secrecy

    280,000 US troops in Vietnam; secret peace talks held in Paris. Large scale anti-war demonstrations throughout USA.
  • Troops Return Home

    140,000 US troops in Vietnam return home.
  • Peace

    Haiphong Harbour mined. 'Peace is at hand'. - Dr Kissinger
  • End of War

    Last troops leave Vietnam