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LBJ and McNamara
"President Lyndon B. Johnson reacts to word of new problems in Vietnam while hosting Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at the LBJ Ranch in 1964." This event is important because it shows how the overall feeling of the United States right before tragic battles between Viet Cong and the U.S. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Marines arrive at Da Nang
"Marines arrive by landing craft at Da Nang, where U.S. forces were stationed to mobilize against Viet Cong guerrillas." This event is important because it shows the beginning of a very long and tedious war between North and South Vietnam with the aid of American soldiers. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Da Nang airforce base
"American soldiers in Vietnam keep a lookout over Da Nang airforce base on November 1, 1965." This picture is important because it acts as a window in the world of soliders that were fighting in Vietnam during this time. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
LBJ visits American troops
"President Lyndon B. Johnson meets soldiers during a surprise visit to an American base in Cam Rahn Bay in South Vietnam in October of 1966." This event holds significance because of the morale boost that Lyndon B. Johnson provided these troops during their time in Vietnam. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam
"An aerial view shows the new U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam. The building featured a 10-foot thick security wall and a helicopter landing port." This event is extremely important because it shows the second U.S. Embassy after the first had been bombed by a car bomb from Viet Cong. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Tet Offensive
"On January 31, 1968, approximately 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces began a series of attacks on the U.S. and South Vietnamese." This picture represents importance because of how detrimental this attaack was on the South Viemanese and U.S. soldiers. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Tet Offensive Battle at Hue
"U.S. forces are posted at the outer wall of a citadel in the ancient city of Hue, the scene of the fiercest fighting of the Tet Offensive." This picture is similarly important to the other Tet Offensive picture because of how detrimental this battle was to the South Vietmanese and United States soldiers. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Khe Sanh Battle
"Two First Cavalry men support a wounded comrade near Khe Sanh in April 1968." The Khe Sanh battle was another blood-bath in the Vietnam War and this picture demostrates that well. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Nixon visits Saigon
"President Richard Nixon speaks in Saigon with Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Cao KY, and Ellsworth Bunker." This event holds importance because of how impactful President Nixon was at the time and how he portrayed himself during the Vietnam War. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Washington D.C. protest
"On November 15, 1969, more than 500,000 protestors flooded into Washington, D.C., for the Moratorium March—one of the largest anit-war demonstrations in U.S. history." This event is extremely important to the history of the Vietnam War because it clearly demonstrates how the citizens of the United States viewed the Vietnam War. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Kent State anti-Vietnam War protest
"On April 30, 1970, Nixon announced an expansion of the war effort and the need to draft 150, 000 more soldiers. This resulted in massive protests on college campuses around the country." This event was important because of how the public viewed the Vietnam War. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Kent State Victims
"William Schraeder, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller and Sandra Lee Scheuer were the four students who were killed during the Kent State protests on May 4, 1970." This picture portrays the extremes that the Vietnam War was causing back at home in the United States. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Invasion of Saigon
"A South Vietnamese tank goes up in flames as Communist troops invade Saigon on April 29, 1975. Forces quickly captured key areas around the city, forcing President Duong Van Minh to surrender the next day." This picture shows exactly how the end of the Vietnam War came about and represents defeat for the South Vietmanese and American soldiers. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
Soldiers abandon their uniforms
"South Vietnamese soldiers abandon their uniforms in an effort to protect themselves after the successful Communist invasion." This picture shows how the South Vietmanese soldiers felt about what was happening in Vietnam during the end of the Vietnam War. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/ -
The end of the Vietnam War
"Celebrations mark the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, an event that ended the Vietnam War." This event declares the victory for the North Vietnam soldiers and is therefore one of the most important pictures in this timeline. Staff, H. (2009). Vietnam War History. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/
