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Vietnam War Timeline

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  • Use of the Draft

    Use of the Draft
    Men recruited to fill vacancies in the Armed Forces that could not be filled by voluntary means.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident
    International conflict that led the United States to become more involved in the Vietnam War.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    Gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the 2nd Air Division.

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    Tet Offensive was a great escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.

  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    The mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by US troops in Sơn Tịnh district.

  • Kent State Shooting

    Kent State Shooting
    Murders of four and wounds of nine unarmed students at Kent State University by National Guard

  • Pentagon Papers

    Pentagon Papers
    History of the United States Department of Defense of the political and military involvement in Vietnam.

  • Easter Offensive

    Easter Offensive
    Easter Offensive was a military campaign that was carried out by the People's Army of Vietnam.

  • Operation Linebacker

    Operation Linebacker
    Codename of a campaign by the 7th Air Force and Navy Task Force 77 against North Vietnam.

  • Paris Peace Accords

    Paris Peace Accords
    Peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end Vietnam War.