The Vietnam War was not the United States' bloodiest ... 1964 when North Vietnamese patrol boats fired on a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. The US Congress then passed, with only two dissenting ...

Last year, the United States announced it would provide Vietnam with another coast guard cutter for its growing fleet, in addition to at least 18 “Metal Shark” patrol boats it provided to ...

“Apparently mistaking the Maddox for South Vietnamese, three DRV patrol boats launched a torpedo ... eventually became US involvement in the Vietnam War. US divisive escalation in Vietnam ...

Over one million refugees fled the war-ravaged countries of Vietnam. They were prepared to risk everything. Those who took to the ocean in tiny overcrowded ships were dubbed the “boat people.” ...

The Bell UH-1 helicopter, popularly known as the "Huey," was the workhorse aircraft for U.S. forces in Vietnam ... The P.B.R. (River Patrol Boat), a small, fast, lightweight craft, served as ...

In August 1964, North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked US vessels in the ... President Johnson now had effective permission to pursue full war in Vietnam. 8 March 1965, 3500 US marines landed ...