U.S. Special Forces Surrounded by Danger in South Vietnam
Dec. 19, 1962 - Dak Pek is a far outpost of the non-Communist world, a small, knobby patch cut out of rugged mountains better suited for...
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Dec 18, 2022
Major Clash 50 Miles North of Saigon
Dec. 18, 1962 - South Vietnamese forces engaged in a major clash with a Viet Cong battalion in rubber plantation country 50 miles north...
Dec 8, 2022
South Vietnam’s President Diem Tightens Control of Military
Dec. 8, 1962 - President Ngo Dinh Diem (right) of South Vietnam has ordered a major armed forces shakeup, giving tighter control to...
Dec 8, 2022
Helicopter Crash in South Vietnam, No U.S. Casualties
Dec. 8, 1962 - Two troop-carrying U.S. Army H-21 helicopters crashed and were subsequently destroyed, and five other helicopters and a...
Nov 27, 2022
“Dragon Lady” Madame Nhu Complains About American Conduct in Vietnam
Nov. 27, 1962 - Madame Nhu, sister-in-law of President Ngo Dinh Diem, complained today that Americans not only were dancing illegally in...
Nov 27, 2022
Viet Cong Strike “Operation Sunrise” Hamlet
Nov. 27, 1962 - A Communist guerrilla battalion struck at the heart of South Vietnam’s “Operation Sunrise” hamlet project early today and...
Nov 25, 2022
109 Reds Slain in South Vietnam
Nov. 25, 1962 - One hundred nine Communist guerrillas were slain today in an abortive attempt to seize to South Vietnamese Government...
Nov 24, 2022
Viet Cong Plots to Assassinate American Soldiers
Nov. 24, 1962 - Military officials in South Vietnam are concerned over evidence that the Communists plan to increase attempts to...
Nov 22, 2022
Live Turkeys Dropped to G.I.’s in Vietnam
Nov. 22, 1962 - On a hot, steamy day in South Vietnam, U.S. planes dropped live turkeys to American servicemen in isolated outposts in...
Nov 20, 2022
South Vietnamese Troops Launch Offensive in Red-Infested Area North of Saigon
Nov. 20, 1962 - South Vietnamese troops carried by about 50 helicopters launched today what is expected to be a prolonged operation...
Nov 5, 2022
Two More U.S. Casualties in Vietnam
Nov. 5, 1962 - Two members of the Tactical Air Command’s first air commando group who were killed in a crash in Vietnam were identified...
Nov 3, 2022
U.S. Army Sergeant Killed in Vietnam
Nov. 3, 1962 - A U.S. Army sergeant, feeding ammunition to a machine gun aboard an escort helicopter, was fatally wounded today as the...
Oct 26, 2022
Grenade Attack in Saigon, Youth Arrested
Oct. 26, 1962 - A young man tossed a grenade today into a helicopter being exhibited in downtown Saigon. A South Vietnamese soldier...
Oct 20, 2022
Three American Servicemen Laid to Rest in Saigon
Oct. 20, 1962 - In a simple ceremony at the sunbaked airport in Saigon today, Americans and South Vietnamese paid their final respects to...
Oct 19, 2022
“Operation Morning Star” in Vietnam an Expensive Failure
Oct. 19, 1962 - One of the largest operations against the Communists in recent years in Vietnam came to a quiet close yesterday. It was,...
Oct 16, 2022
American Planes Shot Down in South Vietnam
Oct. 16, 1962 - The U.S. today lost its third plane in two days in South Vietnam’s central highlands, where two American planes were...
Oct 15, 2022
AR-15 Rifle Increasingly Favored in South Vietnam
Oct. 15, 1962 - One United States weapon that has proved to be unusually effective in the guerrilla warfare in South Vietnam is the...
Oct 12, 2022
Viet Cong Guerrillas Prove Elusive
Oct. 12, 1962 - One of South Vietnam’s largest operations against the Viet Cong this year finally made solid contact with the enemy on...
Oct 10, 2022
South Vietnamese Forces Have Killed 5,000 Red Guerrillas Since January
Oct. 10, 1962 - Since U.S. military aid started arriving in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam Jan. 1, Government forces are...
Oct 6, 2022
Three American Soldiers Killed in South Vietnam
Oct. 6, 1962 - Three Americans were killed today when a U.S. Marine helicopter crashed and burned north of Quangngai in South Vietnam. A...
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