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Nixon announces a halt to all U.S. offensive action against the North
He pulled his army away from the north to show that he wants to have peace with the North -
Peace Pact signed
A Peace Pact was signed in Paris bringing Peace between the fighting countries and ending the military draft. -
U.S. National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger visited Hanoi and met with Prime MInister of North Vietnam Pham Van Dong
The two men discussed the implementation of the U.S. aid program for Vietnam and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and North Vietnam. -
Last American combat troops left Vietnam
The U.S. military command in South Vietnam, MACV ceased to exist. Fewer than 250 U.S. military personnel remained in Vietnam assighned to the U.S. Embassy in Saigon for advisory duties plus a few marines for protection of the Embassy. About 8500 civilians working for the U.S. government remained in South South Vietnam. -
The last known American POW, Captain Robert White, was released by North Vietnam
North Vietnam was forced to release all of their POWs due to the Peace treaty signed between America and Vietnam -
The Case-Church Amendment approved
The U.S. Congress approved the Case-Church Amendment and signed into law prohibiting further U.S. military activity in VIetnam, Laos and Cambodia after 15 August 1973. This ended direct U.S. military involvment in the Vietnam War, although the U.S. continuted to provide military equipment and economic support to the South Vietnamese government.
