Sep 18, 2021Viet Cong Launch Major Attack 60 Miles from SaigonSept. 18, 1961 - More than 1,000 Communist rebels in South Vietnam attacked and burned the capital of Phuoc Vinh Province, 60 miles north...
Aug 20, 2021With U.S. Aid, South Vietnamese Army Gaining on CommunistsAug. 20, 1961 - The South Vietnamese Army, equipped and trained by the U.S. in new jungle warfare tactics, is reported to have assumed...
Aug 17, 2021South Vietnamese Army Kills over 100 Viet Cong near SaigonAug. 17, 1961 - For the second time in a month, the South Vietnamese army (pictured) registered a victory over the Communist guerrillas...
Aug 12, 2021South Vietnamese Troops Disrupt "Ho Chi Minh Trail" in LaosAug. 12, 1961 - South Vietnamese troop units are reported to be operating in southern Laos to cut the flow of Communist supplies and...