<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>: The United States and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam" id="mwwQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Army of the Republic of Vietnam">South Vietnamese military</a> begin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Truong_Cong_Dinh" id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Truong Cong Dinh">Operation Truong Cong Dinh</a> to root out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Viet Cong">Viet Cong</a> forces from the area surrounding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mỹ_Tho" id="mwxA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mỹ Tho">Mỹ Tho</a>.