Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Today in
Vietnam War History

1968 - The New York Times ran a story about a leaked report from Gen. Earle Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The report to President Johnson requested more troops in Vietnam. The public approval of the war dropped based on the assumption that more troops meant that U.S. and South Vietnamese forces had suffered a massive defeat.


Random Vietnam War Quote

There is a simple prescription for peace--leave your neighbors alone." Secretary of State Dean Rusk, May 22, 1964

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