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Vietnam Timeline

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VIETNAM TIMELINE

EMILY KOVAC
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1954

THE WAR BEGINS
Photo by rgmcfadden
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LATE 1961

KENNEDY ORDERS MORE HELP FOR SOUTH VIETNAM.
Photo by jcbwalsh
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DECEMBER 1961

HELICOPTERS ARRIVE IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Photo by Remko Tanis
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JANUARY 1962

OPERATION RANCHHAND BEGINS
Photo by Sven Van Echelpoel
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JANUARY 21 1968

MARINE BASE AT KHE SANH IS TARGETED, KILLING MARINES
Photo by InSapphoWeTrust
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JANUARY 30 1968

VIETCONG ATTACKS SOUTH VIETNAM ON THE TET HOLIDAY
Photo by kevin dooley
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FEBRUARY 23 1968

MARINE BASE KHE SANH IS ATTACKED
Photo by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum
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MARCH 6 1968

NVA FORCES RETREAT, THINGS ARE PEACEFUL.
Photo by Hindrik S
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MARCH 11 1968

SEARCH AND DESTROY SWEEPS ARE LAUNCHED AGAINST VIETCONG
Photo by Ron Cogswell
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MARCH 16 1968

THE MY LAI MASSACRE OCCURS
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MARCH 22 1968

A NORTH VIETNAMESE BARRAGE ATTACKS KHE SANH
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JUNE 1968

GENERAL WESTMORELAND ABANDONS KHE SAHN
Photo by UF Digital Collections
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NOVEMBER 1 1968

OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER COMES TO AN END
Photo by eleanor ryan
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APRIL 30 1975

THE UNITED STATES WITHDRAWS AND THE WAR IS OVER
Photo by John-Morgan
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RESOURCES

WWW.PBS.ORG/BATTLEFIELDVIETNAM/TIMELINE
Photo by InSapphoWeTrust

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