Under Secretary of State George Ball Speaks Out on Vietnam
Apr. 30, 1962 - George W. Ball (pictured), Under Secretary of State, warned today that the war against the Communist Viet Cong in South...
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- Apr 28, 2022
U.S. Special Forces Training Rhade Tribesmen to Fight in Vietnam
Apr. 28, 1962 - The U.S. Special Forces are arming, training, and organizing the Rhade tribesmen of South Vietnam into a surprisingly...
- Apr 27, 2022
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Apr. 27, 1962 - The Chinese Communists are said to be stepping up their military advisory program in North Vietnam to counter the...
- Apr 25, 2022
Vietnamese Rangers, with help from U.S. Marines, Rout Communists
Apr. 25, 1962 - Vietnamese Rangers and the Civil Guard, with help from U.S. Marines, dealt a major blow today to Communist insurgents in...
- Apr 24, 2022
Government Troops Kill 69 Viet Cong Insurgents
Apr. 24, 1962 - South Vietnamese troops, backed by American air support, killed 69 Communist guerrillas today in a running battle 34...
- Apr 23, 2022
Wounded Sergeant in Vietnam Denied Purple Heart
Apr. 23, 1962 - An American sergeant wounded in the leg by Communist fire has been denied the Purple Heart. Although the incident was two...
- Apr 18, 2022
Viet Cong Proving a Tough and Elusive Foe in South Vietnam
Apr. 18, 1962 - The Communist insurgents (pictured) are still winning most of the clashes in the arc of South Vietnamese provinces from...
- Apr 16, 2022
U.S. Marines Wait for Action in South Vietnam
Apr. 16, 1962 - United States Marines awaited their first action today in the intensified war against Communist guerrillas in South...
- Apr 15, 2022
Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group
Apr. 15, 1962 - Another indication of deepening U.S. involvement in South Vietnam’s campaign against the Communist guerrillas called the...
- Apr 15, 2022
U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam
Apr. 15, 1962 - A U.S. Marine helicopter unit landed in Vietnam today. The Marines will be based at Soc Trang, capital of Ba Xuyen...
- Apr 11, 2022
Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces
Apr. 11, 1962 - A United States military source said today that 12 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas were killed as the band that captured...
- Apr 10, 2022
Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong
Apr. 10, 1962 - United States Army officers said today that two wounded American sergeants were murdered in cold blood by their Communist...
- Apr 8, 2022
Two Americans Killed, Two Captured by Viet Cong
Apr. 8, 1962 - Two United States enlisted men were killed and two others were missing today in an attack by Communist guerrillas near An...
- Apr 7, 2022
Viet Cong Attack is Crushed in Four-Hour Battle in An Hoa
Apr. 7, 1962 - South Vietnamese Government forces (pictured), alerted by spies in the Viet Cong movement, crushed an attack by 1,200...
- Apr 5, 2022
U.S. Army Establishes Anti-Guerrilla School at Fort Bragg
Apr. 5, 1962 - The Army announced today that it had established an anti-guerrilla school at Fort Bragg, N.C. Personnel will be trained to...
- Apr 1, 2022
U.S. Army Helicopters Assist South Vietnamese in Heavy Fighting
Apr. 1, 1962 - South Vietnam’s 42nd Regiment was engaged in heavy fighting today after a penetration deep into a Communist guerrilla...
- Mar 28, 2022
General Lemnitzer Visits Vietnam
Mar. 28, 1962 - The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, flew to the village of Binh Hung in South Vietnam...
- Mar 26, 2022
South Vietnamese Troops Try to "Pacify" Villages North of Saigon
Mar. 26, 1962 - A comprehensive plan to pacify South Vietnam has started modestly in the forests north of Saigon. Last Thursday,...
- Mar 24, 2022
U.S. Supports Irregular Army in Vietnam
Mar. 24, 1962 - The United States is quietly supporting an irregular army called the Sea Swallows, left by an expatriate Chinese Roman...
- Mar 23, 2022
Correspondents in Saigon Frustrated
Mar. 23, 1962 - One of the battles being fought in South Vietnam involves the problem of finding out what is going on and reporting it to...
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