American+Presence+(March+8,+1965)

On March 8, 1965, the first American troops landed in Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson authorized the deployment of 3,500 Marines to Da Nang. This was the beginning of the end for over 50,000 Americans that would die in the Vietnam War. By the end of 1968, there would be over 500,000 American troops in Vietnam.

=Sources=

Tucker, Spencer C. "United States, Involvement in Vietnam, 1965-1968." The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Second Edition. Volume III. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2011. Print.

The History Place. "The Jungle War; 1965-1969." History Place. n. page. Web. 22 Dec. 2011. .