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Vietnam War Timeline

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VIETNAM WAR TIMELINE

ON APRIL 24, 1967 U.S BEGIN ATTACKS ON

NORTH VIETNAMESE AIRFIELDS

ON JANUARY 21, 1968 THE FIRST ATTACKS

STARTS ON KHE SANH KILLING 40 PEOPLE

THE TET OFFENSIVE IS LAUNCHED BU NORTH

VIETNAM AND THE VIETCONG ON JAN. 30, 1968

ON FEBRUARY 23, 1968 1300 ARTILLERY

ROUNDS ARE SHOOT AT THE KHE SANH BASE
Photo by Jalan's Place

ON MARCH 6, 1968 NVA SURROUND KHE

SAHN AND THINGS GET QUIET FOR 3 WEEKS

ON MARCH 11, 1968 MASSIVE SEARCH AND

DESTROY MISSIONS ARE LAUNCHED AROUND SAIGON.

U.S SOLDIERS KILL HUNDREDS OF IN THE

TOWN OF MAI LAI MARCH 16, 1968.

ON MARCH 16, 1968 U.S CHARLIE COMPANY

KILL 200 CIVILIANS.

IN JUNE OF 1968 KHE SANH WAS ABANDONED

AND TORN DOWN

IN JULY 1968 GEN. WILLIAM WESTMORELAND

IS REPLACED BY GEN. CREIGHTON ABRAMS
Photo by The U.S. Army

ON NOVEMBER 1, 1968 OPERATION ROLLING

THUNDER IS SHUT DOWN AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS

DECEMBER 11, 1968 THE UMEMPLOYMENT

RATE IS 3.3%

FEBRUARY 1969 NIXON AUTHORIZES OPERATION MENU

DESPITE OF GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS AT THE TIME

ON JANUARY 8, 1973 SOUTH VIETNAM

AND U.S HAVE PEACE SPEECH IN PARIS
Photo by Werner Kunz

ON AUGUST 9, 1974 PRESIDENT NIXON

RESIGNS FROM OFFICE
Photo by mod as hell

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