Thursday, March 28, 2024
Today in
Vietnam War History
1961 - U.S. President John F. Kennedy declared that South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and the Republic of Vietnam were facing an extremely critical situation. The report Kennedy cited said that more than half of the area around Saigon was under communist control.
1975 - The 1st Air Division was ordered to evacuate Da Nang Air Base as rockets and artillery began to hit the base.
Random Vietnam War Quote
If the communists are willing to lay down their weapons, abandon the communist ideology, and abandon atrocities, they could participate in elections. - South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, May 30, 1969
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