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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#American_ground_war
Today in Military History -- 1965
Vietnam: First US combat troops arrive (3,500 Marines)
On 8 March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched to South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war. U.S. public opinion overwhelmingly supported the deployment. The Marines' initial assignment was defensive. The first deployment of 3,500 in March 1965 was increased to nearly 200,000 by December. The U.S. military had long been schooled in offensive warfare. Regardless of political policies, U.S. commanders were institutionally and psychologically unsuited to a defensive mission.
Today in Military History -- 1965
Vietnam: First US combat troops arrive (3,500 Marines)
On 8 March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines were unilaterally dispatched to South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war. U.S. public opinion overwhelmingly supported the deployment. The Marines' initial assignment was defensive. The first deployment of 3,500 in March 1965 was increased to nearly 200,000 by December. The U.S. military had long been schooled in offensive warfare. Regardless of political policies, U.S. commanders were institutionally and psychologically unsuited to a defensive mission.
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Thank you for the great history share sir, my wife's cousin that was killed over there might have been in that group.
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The beginning of the quagmire known as Vietnam and people are still stuck in it today.
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SSgt Terry P.
Lt Col Charlie Brown Yes,Ma'am.Some of us because we were there,some because after so many years feel the need to compensate.But "it is what it is".
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First Combat troops, yes, but there were troops there way before and engaging in Combat when needed, also being KIA. Respect them also, they paved the way for these so called first Combat troops boots on ground to start fighting.
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COL John McClellan
Correct! By 1964, there were 23,000 U.S. troops already in Vietnam in an "advisory" role. U.S. military advisors were embedded at every level of the South Vietnamese armed forces. One site I checked reports 416 US KIA through 1964. before the escalation.
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