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Hò Chí Minh led a rebellion against the French rulers

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President Truman approved 10 million in military spending to fight the Viet Minh, where he set up military attaches in South Saigon

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President Truman further supports French with $150 mil

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The United States' military assisted the french effort by loaning aircraft and pilots to no avail.

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President Eisenhower deployed the Millitary Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam.

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N Vietnam invaded Laos.

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JFK sent 400 US Army Special Forces to  S.Vietnam to train South Vietnamese soldiers

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Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated by his own generals with the approval of JFK only for JFK to be assassinated later.

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The number of American troops in Viêt Nam was approaching 500,000 and US casualties were had reached 15,058, with 109,527 wounded.

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Richard Nixon began his presidency and made an attempt to end the Viêt Nam War but failed, and couldn't withdraw to look imposing to the Soviets.

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The Pentagon Papers about the Viet Nam War are released to the public and sparked outrage with the fact that the war remained unwinnable, and the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem.

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US involvement in Viêt Nam ended with the Paris Peace Accords, ending with a casualty rate of ~58,008 Americans.

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Around 503,000 troops had deserted their posts in Viêt Nam

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American troops began issuing out the Vietnamese weapon of choice which were AK-47s instead of the government issued M-16s in a fighting fire with fire style of combat,

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A cruel chemical weapon that caused mutilation, birth defects and harm to not only the Vietnamese people but the Vietnamese forestry and US soldiers.