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Barrel Roll was one of the most closely held secrets and one of the most unknown components of the American military commitment in Southeast Asia.
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Barrel Roll was one of the most closely held secrets and one of the most unknown components of the American military commitment in Southeast Asia.
Due to the ostensible neutrality of Laos, guaranteed by the Geneva Conference of 1954 and 1962, both the US and North Vietnam strove to maintain the secrecy of their operations and only slowly escalated military actions there.
US Air Force Operation Barrel Roll carries out the first systematic bombardment of the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
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