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September, 1940
Japan invades Vietnam. -
July, 1950
The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam. -
July 21, 1954
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel -
October 26, 1955
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. -
Perry
He gets drafted even though e shouldnt because of a knee problem -
Johnson vs. PeeWee
Johnson and PeeWee contnue to fight wiht each other -
New Platoon
Perry goes to a new platoon -
Own men
Perry and hs latton kll the first platoon -
Returns
rry returns and tells PeeWee whta has happened -
Brother
Perry sends jacket to little brother -
Jenkins
Jenkins steps on a alnad min and dies instanty -
March 2, 1964
A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder). -
August 2 and 4, 1964
North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident). -
March 8, 1965
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
January 30, 1968
The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns. -
March 16, 1968
U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai. -
March 29, 1973
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
march, 1975
North Vietnam launches a massive assault on South Vietnam. -
April 30, 1975
South Vietnam surrenders to the communists. -
July 2, 1976
Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.