Reports from the "field" (US Advisers/Special Forces) indicated that the South Vietnamese Forces were losing ground in their fight against communitst forces. The request was made for regular US ground troops, to turn the tide against the communist forces.
Conventional forces in large numbers began arriving in country in '65.
American involvement began in 1955. The first combat troops arrived in 1965, and we fought the war until January 1973.
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The US during the American VN War.
American troops first entered the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War in 1861. They established a significant camp at the town of Winchester, Virginia, which became a strategic location for Union operations in the region. The valley was a key battleground due to its agricultural resources and transportation routes, leading to multiple military engagements throughout the war.
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Believe it or not, the first troops into Vietnam were not conventional troops. They were actually the Green Berets, or the 10th Special Operations Forces. They were there to train the South Vietnamese to fight the Guerrilla Vietcong in South Vietnam. They first went in country in the 1950's.
First ground troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965.
Conventional forces in large numbers began arriving in country in '65.
Well before any US troops were sent to Vietnam. The Korean Conflict kicked off in 1950, and the ceasefire was signed in 1953 (although the conflict remains ongoing). The first American troops didn't arrive in Vietnam until 1954.
The city on the coast of south Vietnam where the first US troops landed was Da Nang.
Military advisors first arrived in Vietnam in 1950. America started sending troops into Vietnam as early as 1960, but they took no military action until 1965. The United States was actively (militarily) involved in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975.
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American involvement began in 1955. The first combat troops arrived in 1965, and we fought the war until January 1973.
President Eisenhower.
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William Westmoreland requested combat troops after several serious setbacks against South Vietnamese forces. Eventually, there were over 500,000 Americans in Vietnam.