1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1974
1975
- Buddhist Monk commits suicide by fire in protest against Diem
- President Kennedy is assassinated
- 16,300 military soldiers in South Vietnam
1964
- Tonkin Gulf Res. passes, allows US to retaliate against Vietnam
- Vietcong bombs US Billet (place where troops stay)
1965
- Johnson sends 18-20,000 more troops to Vietnam
- Johnson doubles monthly draft from 17,000 to 35,000
- North Vietnam attacks Spec. Forces
- US helicopter defeat North Vietnam Army (NVA)
1966
- Most of the US believed in the war
- Anti-War demonstration across the world
- NVA moves into South Vietnam
- 61,000 Vietcong killed, 6,000 US killed
1967
- out of 464,000 troops only 50,000 used for ground
- Truce
- US moves into North Vietnam
- Increased murder from Vietcong
- Peace protests increase
- Congress sends more money
1968
- Ted offensive begins (28 days offensive)
- My Lai massacre - US troops killed women, babies & children and 69 Vietcong
- 549,000 soldiers in Vietnam
- Napalm used as weapon ( oil based liquid, doesn't wash off catches fire)
- number of troops & death going up
1969
- Anti war movement
- Operation Menu a US bombing campaign begins
- Peace talks starting
- Nixon elected: appealed to "silent majority"
- Operation Menu bombing campaign in eastern Cambodia
- Operation Camden in support of land clearing campaign
- 300 soldiers die each year
1970
- Kissinger begins secret peace talks in Paris
- Navy Pilot spends 200o days as prisoner of war
- leader of Cambodia overthrown
- 1st infantry Division leaves Vietnam
- Kent State massacre: 4 students killed in andy war Rally
- China removes final troops
- Operation Glenn was last major operation with US involvement
- 4th infantry leaves Vietnam
- Khmer Republic is proclaimed by communists
1971
- Pentagon papers leaked: revealed action of military that hadn't been reported
- conflict in Cambodia
- 26th amendment ratified - voting age from 21 to 18 ("old enough to fight, old enough to vote")
1973
- Nixon pressured to withdraw soldiers from war
- Peace accords end conflicts
- North & South Vietnam forces stop attacking
- More US POW released
- US gives equipment & money to South Vietnam
1974
- China vs Vietnam battle on Paracel Island
- Watergate scandal: President resigns
- Massacre revealed
1975
- End of War April 30
- $ 167 billion spent in total
- soldiers not praised
- total number of US soldiers : 563,000
- total number of US casualties : 58,220
by Nicole Bruhn