USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 8, 1965, 3, 500 United States Marines came ashore at Da Nang as the first wave of U.S. combat troops into South Vietnam, adding to the 25, 000 U.S. military advisers already in place. The US Government deployment of ground forces to Da Nang had not been consulted with the South Vietnamese government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both sides claimed victory. The U.S. inflicted heavy casualties on the PAVN, but the battle vindicated the conviction by North Vietnam that its military could slowly grind down the U.S.’s commitment to the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fifty years ago, in March 1965, 3, 500 U.S. Marines landed in South Vietnam. They were the first American combat troops on the ground in a conflict that had been building for decades.

Detailed explanation-5: -America’s direct eight-year intervention in the Vietnam War was at an end. In Saigon, some 7, 000 U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees remained behind to aid South Vietnam in conducting what looked to be a fierce and ongoing war with communist North Vietnam.