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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war began in November 1 1955 and it ended in April 30 1975 the war lasted for about 20 years -
The Battle of Ap Bac
The battle of Ap Bac was fought on January 02 1963 the battle took place in the rice paddies of Mekong Delta -
Troops Sent to Vietnam
In 1965 over 200,000 troops were sent to Vietnam in February of that year bombing raids were ordered on northern Vietnam this was known as operation rolling thunder -
Presdient Johnson Meets with Nguyen Cao Ny
In 1966 B-52s bomb north Vietnam president Johnson meets with south Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ny and his military advisors in Honolulu -
Tet Offiensive
In the 1968 the tet offensive was a verity of surprise attacks from the Vietcong -
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Communist End Tet Ceasefire
The communist forces end a tet ceasefire with attacks on Saigon and 115 other cities. Attacks took place throughout Vietnam, killing 453 US soldiers in the first week -
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Battle for Hamburger Hill
The battle for hamburger hill was one of the fiercest battle of the war 56 Americans were killed and 420 were injured. The hill was heavily fortified but the troops managed to capture it -
Operation Lam Son 719
In February of 1971 the south Vietnamese army launched an invasion into the southeastern part of laos -
End of 1971
By the end of the year there was only 158,120 American troops in Vietnam -
Last US Combat Battalion
On august 11 1972 the last infantry was deactivated in Vietnam it was the last ground combat battalion in Vietnam.