Training & covert ops.
President Eisenhower sent US advisers to Vietnam in 1955. President Kennedy sent US Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam in 1961. President Johnson sent US regular forces to Vietnam in 1965.
The war began when President Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam in 1955; however most historians consider the starting date of the war to be 1961, when President Kennedy sent the Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam.
Observations, studies, training friendlies, kill teams, reconnaissance, etc.
The last of the US GROUND TROOPS were pulled out. Conventional forces only, NOT the advisors, Special Forces (Green Berets), etc.
The forces of the Republic of South Vietnam.
the U.S had been sending in Special forces units into Vietname since 1951 but did not send in the U.S ground infantry untill 1958. However the Vietnam civil war had been waging for years before the U.S even sent in special forces.
During the Vietnam War, a nuclear bomb was found and successfully defused by American special forces.
Kennedy wanted "Special Forces" to do special work. He approved the creations of the US Special Forces (Green Berets) and SEALs (In WW2/Korean War; known as UDT-Under Water Demolition Teams, aka Frogmen).
Special Forces (Green Berets) were sent to Vietnam by President Kennedy in the early 1960's. REGULAR US ground troops were sent in 1965.
South Vietnam was a primary combatant with an Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps; all modeled upon the US forces...since they were using US equipment.
President John F. Kennedy sent Special Forces called Green Beret to the Vietnam War. By: Sameer Iqbal
Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam in '55. Kennedy sent Special Forces (Green Beret) in '61. Johnson sent US Regulars in '65.