Background During the Paris Peace Accord negotiations, war artist Trần…
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8 February-25 March 1971: Operation Lam Sơn 719
On 8 February 1970, Operation Lam Sơn 719 (Chiến dịch Lam…
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12 November 1970: Calley Goes to Trial for Mỹ Lai Massacre
On 12 November 1970, 1st Lieutenant William “Rusty” Calley Junior…
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30 April 1970: The Cambodian Campaign
On 30 April 1970, US President Richard Nixon publicly announced…
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18 March 1970: Cambodian Coup
On 18 March 1970, Cambodian Head of State King Norodom…
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1 December 1969: US Government Institutes Draft Lottery
Contrary to the new Nixon Doctrine, in which the Nixon…
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3 November 1969: President Nixon’s “Silent Majority” Speech
On 3 November 1969, President Nixon addressed the American nation…
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21 June 1969: PAVN Soldiers Storm the US Tây Ninh Combat Base
After shelling for two days, approximately 600 People’s Army of…
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10-20 May 1969: The Battle of Hamburger Hill
In May 1969, US involvement in Vietnam was at an…
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3 April 1969: Policy of “Vietnamisation” Announced by Melvin Laird
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced the US government’s new…
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