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Vietnam War Timeline

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  • Vietnam Forces Occupy Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnam Forces Occupy Dien Bien Phu

  • North Vietnamese Forces Form Ho Chi Minh Trail.

    North Vietnamese Forces Form Ho Chi Minh Trail.

  • American Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam.

    American Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam.

  • America's first combat mission against the Vietcong.

    America's first combat mission against the Vietcong.

  • Vietcong Ambushes South Vietnamese.

    Vietcong Ambushes South Vietnamese.

    About 400 vietnamese were killed or wounded.
  • Attack on Gulf of Tonkin

    Attack on Gulf of Tonkin

    South Vietnamese Attack 2 North Vietnamese Islands.
  • Congress Passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

    Congress Passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

  • President Lyndon B. Johnson Begins Operation Rolling Thunder

    President Lyndon B. Johnson Begins Operation Rolling Thunder

  • US Offers Economic Aid to North Vietnamese For Peace.

    US Offers Economic Aid to North Vietnamese For Peace.

  • US Forces Are Attacked By Vietcong On Cambodian Border.

    US Forces Are Attacked By Vietcong On Cambodian Border.

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