This day in Vietnam

Vietnam- Feb 29 1968 L Mendel Rivers- Chairman House Armed Srvs Comm states US should either use nuclear weapons or withdraw from Khesanh.

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Vietnam- Feb 28, 1969- Communist offensive continues as gunners shell aprx 30 targets. US troops fight a day-long battle near Saigon.

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Vietnam- Feb 27, 1967- The VC shell the US airbase at Danang, killing 12 Americans.

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Vietnam- Feb 26, 1967- US cruisers & destroyers of the 7th Fleet shell N Vietnamese supply routes along a 250-mile stretch near the DMZ

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Vietnam- Feb 25, 1969- Following an attack by NV suicide squad on a US position near the DMZ, 36 US Marines are killed.

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Vietnam- Feb 24, 1968- the US mission to Saigon admits for the 1st time pacification efforts suffered setbacks as a result of the Tet offensive.

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Vietnam- Feb 23, 1969- Communist forces, striking Saigon & 115 other targets begin what allies long predicted as general offensive- 'post-Tet'

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Vietnam- Feb 22, 1969- Tet ceasefire ends. Communist forces fire rocket & mortar shells into Saigon and approximately 70 other cities.

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Vietnam- Feb 21,1967- Writer Bernard B Fall is killed by a VC mine 14 miles NE of Hue, A US Marine photographer was also killed.

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Vietnam- Feb 20, 1968- Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins hearings on events leading to the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

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Vietnam- Feb 19, 1970- All 7 defendants in the Chicago conspiracy trial are acquitted of plotting to incite riots during 68 Democratic National Convention.

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Vietnam- Feb 18, 1965- US jet planes attack guerrilla forces in Binhdinh Province to support ARVN troops.

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Vietnam- Feb 17, 1968- Operation Tran Hung Dao II begun in Saigon area.

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Vietnam- Feb 16, 1967- Communist ground-fire downs 13 US helicopters, a record number for a single day.

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Vietnam- Feb 15, 1969 There are now 539,000 American soldier in South Vietnam as allied troops strength reaches all-time high 1,610,500.

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Vietnam- Feb 14, 1968 In the heaviest assault against North Vietnam in 6 weeks, US planes bomb targets near Hanoi.

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Vietnam- Feb 13 1968- Secretary of Defense McNamara deploys 10,500 troops- Brigade 82nd Airbourn & Marine regimental landing team to deal with 2nd offensive.

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Vietnam- Feb 12 1967- Operation Thayer II ends: 1757 known enemy casualties.

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Vietnam- Feb 11 1967- Operation Pershing begun- US First Cav Division (Airmobile) in Binh Dinh Province against NVA and VC Units.

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Vietnam- Feb 10-17 1968- All-time high weekly rate of US casualties—543 killed in action, 2547 wounded in action.

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Vietnam- Feb 9 1967- The US halts the bombing of North Vietnam during Tet.

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Vietnam- Feb 8 1967- National Committee of Clergy & Layman in protest of the war stage three day “Fast for Peace” by Christians & Jews.

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Vietnam- Feb 7 1968- After an 18 hour siege, North Vietnamese troops overrun US Special Forces at Camp Langvei, south west of Khesanh.

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Vietnam- Feb 6 1967 Sen R Kennedy returns from Vietnam after talks w/ allies, states US participation in war undermines US prestige abroad.

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Vietnam- Feb 5, 1967- South Vietnam and allied forces begin defoliation of jungle near the DMZ.

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Vietnam- Feb 4, 1968- Hue- US Marines begin fighting house to house in their effort to retake the imperial city.

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Vietnam- Feb 3, 1968- The battle to re-take the imperial city of Hue by US Marines continues after being captured by NVA & VC during Tet.

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Vietnam- Feb 2, 1967- US troops launch major offensive near Cambodian border to discourage enemy troop movements.

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Vietnam- Feb 1, 1968- Richard Nixon announces his candidacy for President of the United States.