... military policy. General Maxwell D. Taylor became Ambassador, he thought it was only for a year. August 4, 1964 two US Destroyers patrolled off the North Vietnam coast, in the Gulf of Tonkin. South Vietnamese have been attacking this coast for weeks. The destroyers came under attack. Johnson retaliates against the North Vietnam. On August 5, Johnson informs the public "We knew that the hostile actions ... ...

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Vietnam is a small country on the coast of South East Asia. This tiny country has long been ravished by war and conquering neighbors. From the ancient time with one thousand years of dominance from China, to the ... ...

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... we really weren't sure who was friendly and who were not. Roads were almost nonexistent. The one road that passed our compound was called Highway one; it ran along the coast from the Southern tip of Vietnam to the DMZ. A book was written about this road, years before our involvement called, "Street Without Joy." Chris: How did you feel when you ... ...

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... "unduly seductive" (Coppola 35). Navy nurses lived and worked on hospital ships. The USS Repose and the USS Sanctuary were the most common. These ships sailed up and down the coast of Vietnam. They were also stationed at the bases at Danang and Cam Ranh (Marshall 4). Air Force nurses cared for the wounded on the country evacuation flights. The flights went ... ...

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