We are looking for all Veterans who served during the Vietnam Era. Membership is open to U. S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty for other than. A Vietnam War Timeline Note This timeline is an abbreviated version of the more detailed timeline posted on the Public Broadcasting Systems Vietnam Online. The Vietnam War. The Jungle War 1965 1968. January 20, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath as president and declares, We can never again stand aside. Vietnam War Timeline. A Vietnam War TimelineNote This timeline is an abbreviated version of the more detailed timeline posted on. Public Broadcasting Systems Vietnam Online section of The American Experience. Ho Chi Minh Creates Provisional. Government   Following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces, Ho Chi Minh. Peoples Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a. Japan transfers all power to Hos Vietminh. The earlier, the better Early Bird Promotion 2018. DISCOVER OUR VOYAGES. See More Videos. Mark Moyar is the historian and author of Triumph Forsaken The Vietnam War 19541965, the revisionist history of the Vietnam war as well as other important books. Welcome to Gray Line Halong Cruise. Our Halong bay cruise offers directly best rates with longest route to mustsee destinations in Halong bay. Experience luxury. Ho Declares Independence of Vietnam. British Forces Land in Saigon, Return. Authority to French First American Dies in Vietnam. Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey, head of American OSS mission, was killed by Vietminh. Reports later indicated that his death was due. Frenchman. 1. 94. French and Vietminh Reach Accord. France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the French. Union. French troops replace Chinese in the North. Negotiations Between French and. Vietminh Breakdown. Indochina War Begins. Following months of steadily deteriorating relations, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. French. 1. 94. 7Vietminh Move North of Hanoi. Valluy Fails to Defeat Vietminh. French General Etienne Valluy attempts, and fails, to wipe out the Vietminh. Elysee Agreement Signed. Bao Dai and President Vincent Auriol of France sign the Elysee. Agreement. As part of the agreement the French pledge to assist in the building of a. Communist army. 1. Chinese, Soviets Offer Weapons to. Vietminh. US Pledges 1. M to Aid French. The United States sends 1. French for. the war in Indochina. Included in the aid package is a military mission and military. France Grants Laos Full Independence. Vietminh Forces Push into Laos. Battle of Dienbienphu Begins. A force of 4. 0,0. Vietminh lay seige to the French garrison at. Dienbienphu. Using Chinese artillery to shell the airstrip, the Vietminh make it. French supplies to arrive by air. It soon becomes clear that the French. Eisenhower Cites Domino. Theory Regarding Southeast Asia   Responding to the defeat of the. French by the Vietminh at Dienbienphu, President Eisenhower outlines the Domino Theory. You have a row of dominoes set up. You knock over the first one, and what will. French Defeated at Dien Bien Phu. Geneva Convention Begins. Delegates from nine nations convene in Geneva to start negotiations. Indochina. The idea of partitioning Vietnam is. Geneva Convention Agreements Announced. Vietminh General Ta Quang Buu and French General Henri Delteil sign the. Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam. As part of the agreement, a. Vietnam until. nationwide elections are held in 1. The United States does not accept the agreement. Bao Dai. 1. 95. 5Diem Rejects Conditions of Geneva. Accords, Refuses to Participate in Nationwide Elections. China and Soviet Union Pledge. Additional Financial Support to Hanoi. Diem Urged to Negotiate with North. Britain, France, and United States covertly urge Diem to respect Geneva. North. Diem Becomes President of Republic of. Vietnam    Diem defeats Bao Dai in rigged election and proclaims. President of Republic of Vietnam. French Leave Vietnam. US Training South Vietnamese. The US Military Assistance Advisor Group MAAG assumes responsibility. French, for training South Vietnamese forces. Communist Insurgency into South. Vietnam    Communist insurgent activity in South Vietnam begins. Guerrillas assassinate more than 4. South Vietnamese officials. Thirty seven armed. Mekong Delta. Terrorist Bombings Rock Saigon. Thirteen Americans working for MAAG and US Information Service are. Saigon. 1. 95. 9Weapons Moving Along Ho Chi Minh Trail. North Vietnam forms Group 5. South Vietnam via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Trail will become a strategic target for. US Servicemen Killed in Guerilla Attack. Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the. Americans to die in the Vietnam War when guerillas strike at Bienhoa Diem Orders Crackdown on Communists. Dissidents. 19. 60. North Vietnam Imposes Universal. Military Conscription. Kennedy Elected President. John F. Kennedy narrowly defeats Richard Nixon for the presidency. Diem Survives Coup Attempt. Vietcong Formed. Hanoi forms National Liberation Front for South Vietnam. Diem government dubs them. Vietcong. 1. 96. Battle of Kienhoa Province. Kienhoa Province, and are defeated by. South Vietnamese troops. Vice President Johnson Tours Saigon. During a tour of Asian countries, Vice President Lyndon Johnson visits. Diem in Saigon. Johnson assures Diem that he is crucial to US objectives in Vietnam and. Churchill of Asia. US Military Employs Agent Orange. US Air Force begins using Agent Orange a defoliant that came in. Vietcong forces. Diem Palace Bombed in Coup Attempt. Mansfield Voices Doubt on Vietnam. Policy    Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield reports back to JFK. Saigon his opinion that Diem had wasted the two billion dollars America had spent. Battle of Ap Bac. Vietcong units defeat South Vietnamese Army ARVN in Battle of Ap Bac President Kennedy Assassinated in. Dallas    Kennedys death meant that the problem of how to proceed in. Vietnam fell squarely into the lap of his vice president, Lyndon Johnson. Buddhists Protest Against Diem. Tensions between Buddhists and the Diem government are further strained. Diem, a Catholic, removes Buddhists from several key government positions and replaces. Catholics. Buddhist monks protest Diems intolerance for other religions and the. In a show of protest, Buddhist monks start setting. Diem Overthrown, Murdered. With tacit approval of the United States, operatives within the South. Vietnamese military overthrow Diem. He and his brother Nhu are shot and killed in the. Driver Tp-Link Tl-Wn721n For Windows Xp. General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in. Saigon     In a bloodless coup, General Nguyen Khanh seizes power. Saigon. South Vietnam junta leader, Major General Duong Van Minh, is placed under house. Gulf of Tonkin Incident. On August 2, three North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes. USS Maddox, a destroyer located in the international waters of the Tonkin Gulf. North Vietnam. The attack comes after six months of. US and South Vietnamese naval operations. A second, even more highly disputed. August 4. Debate on Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is approved by Congress on August 7 and. President Lyndon Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel any. United States and to prevent further aggression. The resolution passes unanimously in the House, and by a margin of 8. Senate. The. Resolution allows Johnson to wage all out war against North Vietnam without ever securing. Declaration of War from Congress. Vietcong Attack Bienhoa Air Base. LBJ Defeats Goldwater. Lyndon Johnson is elected in a landslide over Republican Barry. Goldwater of Arizona. During the campaign, Johnsons position on Vietnam appeared to lean. US involvement, and sharply contrasted the more militant views. Goldwater. 1. 96. Operation Rolling Thunder. Deployed    Sustained American bombing raids of North Vietnam, dubbed. Operation Rolling Thunder, begin in February. The nearly continuous air raids would go on. Marines Arrive at Danang. The first American combat troops, the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Vietnam to defend the US airfield at Danang. Scattered Vietcong gunfire is. Marines are injured. Heavy Fighting at Ia Drang Valley. The first conventional battle of the Vietnam war takes place as. American forces clash with North Vietnamese units in the Ia Drang Valley. The US 1st Air. Cavalry Division employs its newly enhanced technique of aerial reconnaissance to finally.