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Yes. In the 20th century a US warship was considered US sovereign territory. On 02 August 1964 elements of the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron operating P4 torpedo boats attacked the US destroyer USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf. Maddox returned fire, reporting destroying or sinking one NVN vessel and recieved one hit from their 25mm machine guns. USN F8 Crusader jets from a US aircraft carrier joined the fray and also reported destroying one enemy boat. The remainder of the NVN vessels returned to their base in North Vietnam.
On 04 August 1964 it happened again, same place, same warship plus the USS Turner Joy; but thats a whole different story...
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∙ 13y agoThe US has never fought with a nation called "Vietnam."
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What did The US in 1964 charged that North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the?
Gulf of Tonkin
Why did Lyndon Johnson esclate us role in Vietnam?
Because the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf.
Was the us ever attacked?
Yes. to name one : PEARL HARBOR
Was the US Navy ever attacked?
yes. There was an attack on Pearl Harbor.
Why did Johnson enter the Vietnam war?
Because the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf.
Did Vietnam deserve to be attacked by the US?
yes
Why US attacked Vietnam?
North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonking Gulf in '64. The US retaliated.
Why did the Germans attack Vietnam in World War 2?
I don't believe Germany ever attacked Vietnam.
What did The US in 1964 charged that North Vietnam had attacked American destroyers in the?
Gulf of Tonkin
Have zombies ever attacked the US before?
No, zombies have never attacked the US before. They are fictitious characters that exist only in movies.
What was the name of the bay that north Vietnam attacked US Navy Ships?
Not a bay; a gulf...the Gulf of Tonkin.
Why did Lyndon Johnson esclate us role in Vietnam?
Because the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf.
Was the us ever attacked?
Yes. to name one : PEARL HARBOR
Was the US Navy ever attacked?
yes. There was an attack on Pearl Harbor.
Why did Johnson enter the Vietnam war?
Because the North Viet Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf.
In the Vietnam war who attacked first?
Communists.
How much was the American Revolution to England what the Vietnam war was to the U.S.?
The American COLONIES belonged to Britain; America was the property of Great Britain. North or SOUTH Vietnam had no relationship to the US what so ever; SOUTH Vietnam just "happened" to be the next target of the communists. And America (United States) was an enemy of communism. When communists attacked; America responded (during the cold war).
