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The Vietnam war began
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Perry, Peewee, Johnson, and Jenkins were assigned to Alpha Company (in the deep boonies)
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The first combat shot the fourth combat (their own men)
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The men are going on a Pacification Mission
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Jenkins stepped on a mine and got killed
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The men might have to move to Hawaii before the war is over
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Perry, Peewee, Jenkins, and another guy were assigned to the 196th (Chu Lai) (First Corps)
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The National Liberation Front (NFL) (Viet Cong) is established in South Vietnam
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South Vietnamese president is excecuted during a coup
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A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnamese begins; Operation Rolling Thunder
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam
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Perry tried writing his first letter to his mother; he was still on the plane
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U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000
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Communist Revolutionary Leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire
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The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam
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South Vietnam surrenders to the communists