Posted on Sep 30, 2018
Humphrey announces that he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam
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Apparently trying to distance himself from Johnson’s policies, Democratic presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey announces that, if elected, he would halt the bombing of the North if there was any “evidence, direct or indirect, by deed or word, of communist willingness” to restore the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam.
Humphrey had become his party’s candidate when incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, devastated by the outcry that accompanied the communist Tet Offensive, had announced that he would not run for re-election. Despite Humphrey’s hopes, many voters saw him as only a continuation of the Johnson approach to the war, which had been marked by escalation and continued stalemate. He was defeated by Richard Nixon, who hinted during the campaign that he had a secret plan to end the war and achieve “peace with honor.”
Also on this day in Vietnam: The 900th US aircraft is shot down over the North and the USS New Jersey, the world’s only active battleship, arrives in Vietnamese waters and begins bombarding the Demilitarized Zone from her station off the Vietnamese coast.
Humphrey had become his party’s candidate when incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, devastated by the outcry that accompanied the communist Tet Offensive, had announced that he would not run for re-election. Despite Humphrey’s hopes, many voters saw him as only a continuation of the Johnson approach to the war, which had been marked by escalation and continued stalemate. He was defeated by Richard Nixon, who hinted during the campaign that he had a secret plan to end the war and achieve “peace with honor.”
Also on this day in Vietnam: The 900th US aircraft is shot down over the North and the USS New Jersey, the world’s only active battleship, arrives in Vietnamese waters and begins bombarding the Demilitarized Zone from her station off the Vietnamese coast.
Humphrey announces that he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam
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That was a lot of aircraft to lose and so many lives with them. This was a managed, not a "led" war.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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Good morning Lt Col Charlie Brown and I never realize it was that high a number.
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CPT Jeff Robinette
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When on the ground Commanders needed to get Presidential approval to hit certain targets you are bound for failure$
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No win situation and I had never heard how many aircraft we lost. 900....yikes. Morning Mark
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It was a "No win" situation because our "leadership" never set a goal to win. Near the time the U.S. decided to withdraw, the North was on its last resources and ready to quit.
When the U.S. announced withdrawal, North Vietnamese officials joyously approved and sent their ragtag forces South.
When the U.S. announced withdrawal, North Vietnamese officials joyously approved and sent their ragtag forces South.
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Mark thanks for the Vietnam War history share this morning.
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