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1965: Stemming the Tide

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Womens Army Corps Personnel Arrive in Vietnam

January 15, 1965

Army officers at Pleiku assess the damage from the sapper attack

Viet Cong Attacks Near Pleiku

February 7, 1965

An officer gives the launch signal to the pilot of a Coral Sea (CVA-43) A-4 Skyhawk heading for a bo

Operation FLAMING DART

February 8, 1965

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Viet Cong Bombing and Operation FLAMING DART II

February 10, 1965 - February 11, 1965

F-105Ds refueling en route to North Vietnam in 1965

President Johnson Authorizes the Bombing of North Vietnam

February 13, 1965

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Vung Ro Bay Incident and Operation MARKET TIME

February 16, 1965

Postage Stamp to Commemorate Korean Military Assistance Group in Vietnam, 1965

South Korea Sends a Noncombat Unit to Vietnam

February 25, 1965

Marines arriving Mar 8, 1965

President Johnson Orders the Marine Corps to Land at Da Nang

February 26, 1965

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Operation ROLLING THUNDER Begins the Sustained Bombing of North Vietnam

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U.S. Marines Arrive at Da Nang, South Vietnam

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Viet Cong Bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon

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Attempts To Destroy The Thanh Hoa Bridge

President Johnson Approves an Expansion of the Marines’ Mission

President Johnson Approves an Expansion of the Marines’ Mission

Cover of SDS introductory pamphlet circa 1966

Students for a Democratic Society Stage Antiwar Protests

HONOLULU PARLEY ON VIETNAM OPENS: McNamara to Join Taylor and Military Commanders New York Times; Ne

U.S. Leaders Agree to Expand the American Military Presence in Vietnam

45th Fighter Squadron emblem

U.S. Air Force F-4 Fighter Squadron Deploys to Thailand

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First U.S. Army Ground Combat Unit Arrives in Vietnam

May 3, 1965 - May 7, 1965

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U.S. Marine Corps Expands Its Mission in I Corps

1965-06-10_1RAR

Australian Combat Troops Arrive In Vietnam

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First Air-To-Air Kills of the Vietnam War

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U.S. Coast Guard Squadron One

July 1, 1965 - July 31, 1965

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Creation of the Vietnam Service Medal

1965-07-16_RNZA_fire_mission_Vietnam

New Zealand Artillery Unit Begins Operations In Vietnam

1965-07-24_NorthVietnam_SA-2Missile

North Vietnamese SAM Downs U.S. F-4 Phantom

1965-07-29_101stAD

Troops of the U.S. 101St Airborne Division Arrive in Vietnam

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Naval Advisory Group Takes Command Of Operation MARKET TIME, Task Force 115

At Phu Bai, 1st Lieutenant Paul R. Ek, commander of the Combined Action Company (holding the rifle),

U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program

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Operation STARLITE

August 17, 1965

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South Korean Combat Units Deploy to Vietnam

September 29, 1965

U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division Arrives in Vietnam

October 1, 1965

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U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Becomes Operational

October 1, 1965 - October 31, 1965

SDS International Days of Protest Oct 15-16 1965 Anti-War pin

International Days of Protest

October 15, 1965 - October 16, 1965

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Photojournalist Dickey Chapelle is Killed

November 4, 1965

Chu Pong Massif, 1965

1st Cavalry Division Is Informed Of Intelligence On Whereabouts Of North Vietnamese Regular Troops In The Central Highlands

November 9, 1965

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Battle of the Ia Drang Valley Begins at Landing Zone X-Ray

November 14, 1965

Prisoner at LZ Albany

Battle of the Ia Drang Valley Continues at Landing Zone Albany

November 17, 1965

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USS Enterprise Becomes the First Nuclear-Powered Carrier to Engage in Combat Operations

December 2, 1965

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Operation HARVEST MOON Begins

December 8, 1965

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Task Force 116 Established for Operation GAME WARDEN

December 18, 1965