USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -July 1965: President Johnson calls for 50, 000 more ground troops to be sent to Vietnam, increasing the draft to 35, 000 each month. August 1965: In Operation Starlite, some 5, 500 U.S. Marines strike against the First Viet Cong Regiment in the first major ground offensive by U.S. forces in Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first American combat troops in Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3, 500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang to protect the U.S. airbase there from Viet Cong attacks.