Vietnam War Events

The Vietnam war was a devastating long war with many conflicts. The war began on November 1, 1955 and ended on April 30, 1975. The war all began because of the communist party that began to rise in Northern Vietnam. The U.S. helped Southern Vietnam fight against the Viet Cong. They also fight against Northern Vietnam to stop communism. American men were also drafted,which heavily impacted families in the U.S. Through research and close examination of events related to the Vietnam War, a person can learn about the mass bloodshed of the people involved and not involved.

Events that caused the Vietnam War

No war is ever easy, especially the Vietnam war. Both sides, American and Vietnamese, faced many problems by climate, terrain, wildlife, and

They even had to “attack an isolated French Military outpost in the town of Dien Bien Phu. The attempt to take the outpost lasts two months...vietnam is split into north and south…”(bbc.com). On July 8, 1959, two military advisors were killed by Viet Minh Guerrilla soldiers, which resulted in the first American deaths reported in Vietnam. In May 1961, Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam to offer military and economic assistance. In 1961, Guerrilla fighters kill 4,000 South Vietnamese officials.

On May 8, 1963, South Vietnamese police fired shots into a crowd of Buddhist monks against President Diem 's. On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc sets himself afire in protest. Months after, other Buddhists followed his example. On November 1, 1963, South Vietnamese General,Duong Van Minh, overthrows the Diem and executes him. On August 2, 1964, North Vietnam attack the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin. On March 8, 1965, the first U.S. combat units arrive in Vietnam. On April 15, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. showed he’s against the war, in front of thousands. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is

Many who lived got to see their families again, get married, and even get the medical care they needed. After a few weeks to a few months many of the memories were tucked away and in the back of their minds, but others stayed. Some people could never forget and had to live with it forever. A memorial was even built for the lives that were lost,to help heal the pain people felt. But her grandfather was a brave soul, just like Jerry White. Though they both experienced PTSD everyday, they fight through it. Through the tears in their eyes from the stories they spoke struck a nerve in a lot of students here, especially Ravyn. Hearing another person besides her grandfather’s agony show her that PTSD was a really extreme