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Vietnam Timeline Acticity

By kylelawrence

  • U.S. Helicopters Arrive in Vietnam

    U.S. Helicopters Arrive in Vietnam
    The USNS Core arrives in Saigon, with the first U.S. helicopter units.

  • Agent Orenge is Introduced

    Agent Orenge is Introduced
    The U.S. Air Force launches Operation Ranch Hand to deny the Vietcong the use of the road and trails. Using a herbicide named "Agent Orange", The herbicide also causes severe disabilities among Vietnam veterans.

  • Shoot First

    Shoot First
    U.S. Helicopters are given orders to shoot first when encountering hostile forces.

  • More Troops

    More Troops
    5,000 additonal U.S. troops are sent to Vietnam.

  • Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder
    100 U.S. planes and 60 South Vietnamese planes bomb North Vietnam.

  • Troops Officially in Combat

    Troops Officially in Combat
    The U.S. announces that American troops are officially engaged in combat.

  • Bombing Stops

    Bombing Stops
    The U.S. stops the bombing of North Vietnam. After 37 days President Johnson announces that the bombing will Continue.

  • Withdrawl Begins

    Withdrawl Begins
    President Nixon begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. By the end of 9,414 Americans are killed in Vietnam.

  • workcited

    Historycentral.com