Vietnam War Austin Lewis

173rd Airborne

Jan 1, 1966

The 173rd Airborne became the first American Unit in Mekong Delta of South Vietnam
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Johnson's State of the Union Address

Jan 12, 1966

President Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.
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Bombing Resume

Jan 31, 1966

U.S. planes resumed bombing of North Vietnam
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South Vietnamese win 2 big battles

Feb 12, 1966

The South Vietnamese won two big battles in the Mekong Delta. In Vietnam's Mekong Delta Navy SEALs were the military's eyes and ears
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Governing suggestion

Feb 19, 1966

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Robert F. Kennedy suggested the U.S. offer the Vietnamise a role in governing South Vietnam

Green Beret Caputred

Mar 10, 1966

The North Vietnamese captured a Green Beret camp
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