Today in military history: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
On Aug. 4, 1964, the U.S. retaliated against reported North Vietnamese patrol (PT) boat attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the catalyst for the…
On Aug. 4, 1964, the U.S. retaliated against reported North Vietnamese patrol (PT) boat attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the catalyst for the…
On June 24, 1970, the U.S. Senate repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was the catalyst for the escalation of American action in Vietnam. It refers…
“I will never surrender of my own free will. If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make no oral or written statements…