None. The US destroyers reported to high command, high command made a televised address to the nation (Commander in Chief LBJ).
The Gulf of Tonkin is part of Vietnam. It's capital is Hanoi.
The Maddox (DD731) was an Allen Sumner class WWII USN destroyer that engaged North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats in the Tonkin Gulf on 02 August 1964. A two part "Tonkin Gulf Incident."
The Gulf of Tonkin is located in the South China Sea, which is a part of the Pacific Ocean.
South China Sea: which is a part of the Pacific Ocean
South China Sea; which is part of the Pacific Ocean.
It is a gulf off the coast of North Vietnam and part of the South China Sea.
The Gulf of Tonkin is a body of water that is located off the coast of north Vietnam and southern China. It is a part of the South China Sea, being its northern most part.
1. Cold War 1945-1990 2. Gulf of Tonkin 1964 (part of the cold war) 3. 21st century, Afghanistan (2001 to present); Global War on Terrorism. A totally new world/totally new subject.
President Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the war in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, leading to increased U.S. military involvement. Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to several service members during the conflict, recognizing their bravery. This escalation was part of his broader strategy to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
it caused president Johnson to send more troop to Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson claimed that North Vietnam deliberately attacked the U.S. to justify military intervention in the Vietnam War, particularly after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. He argued that the North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. naval vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin were part of a broader strategy to expand their influence in Southeast Asia and undermine U.S. presence in the region. Johnson cited the reports of these attacks and the perceived threat to American forces and allies as evidence to support his assertion, framing the U.S. response as necessary for national security.
In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. At the time, the truth was not reported. > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2261 In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.