After the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
Soldiers from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Korea, Australia, and the United States were all effectively trained and prepared for battle in the Vietnam Conflict.
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
It prompted Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf resolution, which authorized U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The resolution gave the Defense Department the authority and the funds to move significant-sized combat units into South Vietnam.
They approved the funding.
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That's the location congress approved.
There was no visual or physical evidence of torpedo attacks, although objects were picked up on the ships sonar. In any event, Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which began Americas involvement in the Vietnam War.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
In 1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.