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Deployment of Combat Forces to Vietnam

On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines from the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Their mission was to protect a U.S. air base from attacks by the self-proclaimed National ...
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The First U.S. Combat Troops Arrive in South Vietnam

What began as a small deployment of U.S. Marines to protect an airbase at Da Nang in Vietnam escalated into one of the most divisive wars in U.S. history. United States Marines of the 9th ...
Texarkana Gazette

On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang

Today is Sunday, March 8, the 67th day of 2026. There are 298 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time. Today in history: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its ...
Courthouse News Service

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues

Flying a bare 100 feet above the jungle hills west of Hue, 5 bulky 'C-123 providers' cut loose a spray of chemical defoliant on August 14, 1968. DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April ...