When Did the U.S. Deploy Troops to Vietnam?

On March 8, 1965, President Johnson deployed 3,500 U.S. Marines near Da Nang in South Vietnam, signaling the first U.S. troops' arrival in Vietnam.

The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway - The New York Times

Readings on Vietnam Air & Space Forces Magazine

Service of soldiers dispatched to Korean, Vietnam wars to be commemorated - The Korea Times

Cold War Timeline Project

Remembering the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration - 2016 Features - The National Guard

Chart: Which Wars Do Americans Regret The Most?

These were first Marines to deploy to Kabul as Taliban advanced in Afghanistan

US Troops in Vietnam: The Arrival

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is everyone who served during the Vietnam War. American troops were deployed to Vietnam in the 1950s, but it wasn't until the early 1960s

Lessons We Should Have Learned from Vietnam – The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

Where are U.S. active-duty troops deployed?

Vietnam Jungle: Six Horrifying Things US Troops Encountered During the War

Remembering Vietnam: The National Guard's Role - NGEF