Lyndon Baines Johnson6 February 1965
Viet Cong guerrillas attack the U.S. compound at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, killing 8 Americans, wounding 126 & destroying 10 aircraft
United States · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Viet Cong guerrillas attack the U.S. compound at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, killing 8 Americans, wounding 126 & destroying 10 aircraft
The Viet Cong attack a U.S. installation, orders U.S. evacuation & reprisals
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