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The First Mission against The Vietcong
1,000 southern Vietnamese soliders are flown by U.S. Army pilots to a NLF stronghold near Saigon in what is known as Operation Chopper.- http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/ -
No Further Coment
At a press conference, President Kennedy is asked if any American are in Vietnam fighting and he responds "No" , without any further coment.- http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
MACV Formed
The U.S. Military Assistance Command for Vietnam ( MACV) formed replacing MAAG-Vietnam (Military Assistance Advisory Group) - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
Diem survies!
Two South Vietnamese pilots bombed Diem's presidental palice. However Diem escapes. - http://www.shmoop.com/vietnam-war/timeline.html -
Operation Sunrise Begins
The resettlement program beginds which scattered southern Vietnamese people and uprooted their farmland and made them move into fortied villiages.http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
The Results of Operation Sunrise
Diem orders bombing raids against the fortified villiages. The U.S. also helped in these raidings. But after many civialians causalties the support for America and Diem diminishes. - http://www.shmoop.com/vietnam-war/timeline.html -
The Viet Cong organise
The Viet Cong organize themself into Italian size units oprerating in Central Vietnam.- http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
The Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos
It was signed by the Geneava in the U.S.. 13 other nations prohibits U.S. invasion of portions of the Ho Chi Minh trail inside eastern Laos.-http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
Foreign Assistance Act of 1962
The Foreign Assistance Act is signed by President Kennedy that says the U.S. would aid countries who are under attack from a communistic nation - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html -
United States Camp Set Up in Khe Sanh
A U.S. special forces camp is set up in Khe Sanh to monitor the North Vietnamese Army infiltration down the Ho Chi Minh trail. - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1961.html
