Friday, October 23, 2026

Today in
Vietnam War History

1965 - The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) launched Operation Silver Bayonet.

1972 - U.S. negotiators cabled Hanoi and requested further negotiations in Paris over the proposed draft peace accord. They cited difficulties with South Vietnamese President Thieu.


Random Vietnam War Quote

"You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at a press conference on April 7, 1954.

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