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First American Death
Lt. Colonel A. Peter Dewey is killed by Minh guerillas. He was mistaken as a French Officer
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Chemical defoilants are first used.
Chemicals are used in the war. -
American Entry
About a moth earlier, John F. Kennedy had set up a draft with 3,000 military advisors and personnel. On December 11th, American Helicopters arrive at South Vietnam with 400 soldiers. -
Gulf of Tonkin
USS Maddox is attacked by Vietnamese torpedo.The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gives permission to the president to do whatever he sees neccesary to complete the war. -
Atomic Bomb
China succesfully tests an atomic bomb -
First Protest
A poseter created to stop the U.S from getting into war that didnt involve them. -
Tet Offensive
Vietnamese forces launched on the Tet. Major defeat for communism. -
My Lai Massacre
American soldiers brutally killed a majority of South Vietnam population by causing a massacre in the hamlet of My Lai. Killing around 500 people, including children, women, and elders. Government also kept this away from the U.S. public for a year. -
US Troops out
Nixon resigns from Vietnam War -
Vietman Memorial Establishment
Washington D.C has a destinated area for the Vietman veterans.
