Vietnam, as well as most of Indochina at the time, was ruled by France until 1954 which ended with the Battle of Dienbiophu where a huge French army was defeated. The acceptance of the Geneva Conference to recognize Vietnam as two separate independent countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam, was signed by representatives of French union and Vietminh forces. Elections were scheduled for 1956 in South Vietnam for reunification of Vietnam. It was later canceled by President Ngo Dinh Diem. In 1957 the Viet Cong began to rebel against the S

The first attack was on August 2nd, 1964, when North Vietnam attacked the USS Maddox, a U.S. destroyer, in the Gulf of Tonkin. Nearly two days later, another U.S. Destroyer, Turner Joy, reported an attack by North Vietnamese patrol boats. In October, the Viet Cong attacked Bien Hoa Air Base, six U.S. B-57 bombers were destroyed, and five American service personnel were killed. In March of 1965, the first ground force combat units of Marines brought the level of U.S. troops to 27,000, by the end of 1965; almost 200,000 American combat forces were waging war on Vietnam.

In January 1959, the Vietnam Conflict began when North Vietnam’s Central Executive Committee issues Resolution 15, changing its strategy toward South Vietnam from “political struggle” to “armed struggle.” By December 31st, 1962, 11,300 U.S. military personnel were in Vietnam; South Vietnam Armed Forces strength was at 243,000 troops.

In 1968, on January 30th --known as the Vietnamese new years, or “The Tet”-- North Vietnam and the Viet Cong allies attacked major cities in South Vietnam, this was labeled the Tet Offensives. It overshadowed the Tet. Peace talks, which halted the bombings in Vietnam, were initiated in Paris, but no agreement was reached.

2,700,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the war and battles. Most veterans adjusted smoothly to civi

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