Gulf of Tonkin Incident (Aug. 2, 1964): North Vietnam boats attack the USS Maddox.
Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968): President Lyndon Johnson's campaign of sustained bombing of North Vietnam.
Operation Starlite: (August 1965): The first U.S. ground offensive, in which Marines engaged with the Viet Cong.
Battle of Ia Drang (Nov. 14-18, 1965): The U.S. Army inserted troops by helicopter to battle the North Vietnamese Army.
Battle of Khe Sanh (Jan. 21 to July 9, 1968): A 77-day attack on U.S. Marines at the base in Khe Sanh. Operation Pegasus put an end to the battle.
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