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Where did President Johnson send 22000 Marines to combat communism in 1965?
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∙ 12y ago
In 1965 President Johnson did not send 22,000 marines to combat communism. He sent 42,000 Marines to Dominican Republic to destroy a legitimate government, that had nothing to do with Communism.
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Lyndon Johnson.
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Why does the US feel it needs to combat Communism?
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Does the marines or army put women in combat. And what jobs can we do in combat?
Yes they do and they do almost all jobs that males do. EG field medics
Name the Kennedy plan which helped nations combat communism?
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