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U.S. Arrival
The U.S. firat arrived in Vietnam -
Perry arrives in Vietnam
Richie Perry gets to Vietnam and reports to his leader -
Perry Meets July Duncan
Perry meets a nurse named July and they become friends -
Jenkins Dies
Private Jenkins died from stepping on a mine on his way back to the camp. -
President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
Kennedy's death meant that the problem of how to proceed in Vietnam fell squarely into the lap of his vice president, Lyndon Johnson. -
Perry kills his first person
perry kills his first vietcong -
Lieutenant Carol dies
Carol dies while on a patrol -
Martin Luther King Speaks Out Against War:
Calling the US "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," Martin Luther King publicly speaks out against US policy in Vietnam. King later encourages draft evasion and suggests a merger between antiwar and civil rights groups. -
Seargent Simpson goes home
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Extending war to Cambodia
Pres. Nixon extended the war to Cambodia -
All the people in Perry's squad move up a rank
Perry Peewee Brunner and Walowick go up from private and simpson gos to SFC and Brew goes to seargent -
Brew dies
Private Brew dies -
Perry and Peewee almost die
Perry and Peewee almost die in a spider cave thing when on a patrol/mission -
Perry and Peewee go home
Perry and Peewee go home on a plane -
End of "Vietnam Era"
Pres. Ford officially declared the end of the vietnam era -
Communists capture Phuoc Long Province
The South Vietnamese Army loses twenty planes in a failed effort to defend Phuoc Long, a key province just north of Saigon. North Vietnamese leaders interpret the US's complete lack of response to the siege as an indication that they could move more aggressively in the South.
