President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered combat troops to Vietnam in 1965. This decision followed the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, where U.S. naval vessels were attacked, prompting Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Johnson aimed to escalate U.S. involvement to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, leading to a significant increase in American military presence in the region.
See: Vietnam Time-line
It was president Richard Nixon who finally pulled all U.S troops from Vietnam.
William Westmoreland requested combat troops after several serious setbacks against South Vietnamese forces. Eventually, there were over 500,000 Americans in Vietnam.
Just as responsible as Eisenhower before him, and LBJ after him. They all played their part.
The Tonkin Gulf Incident resulted in the DEPLOYMENT of US conventional troops and the direct bombing of North Vietnam; open combat between North Vietnam and the United States.
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When Nixon ordered "military trainers" to Vietnam, the U.S. then started to become actively involved in Vietnam combat.
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See: Vietnam Time-line
To stop communist aggression. To preserve the Republic of South Vietnam (from being conquered by North Vietnam).
According to The Gilder lehrman report there were 385,300 troops
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