Beginning on the Vietnamese Tet holiday, North Vietnam attacks U.S. and South Vietnamese troops. Heavy fighting will continue for months. Nov 6, 1968 Richard Nixon Elected U.S. President Jun 1969 Number of U.S. troops in Vietnam Peaks at 543,000 Sep 3, 1969 Ho Chi Minh Dies May 1, 1970 Kent State Anti-War Demonstration in U.S. Jun 1971 August 1972 – Congress Votes to Withdraw Troops Ground forces pulled from Vietnam. Mar 29, 1973 Vietnam War Officially Ends for the U.S. The Vietnam War is officially over for the United States making it the longest war in U.S. history. The last U.S. combat soldier leaves Vietnam, but military advisors and some Marines remain. Over 3 million Americans have served in the war, nearly 60,000 are dead, some 150,000 are wounded, and at least 1,000 are missing in action. Apr 29, 1975
Beginning on the Vietnamese Tet holiday, North Vietnam attacks U.S. and South Vietnamese troops. Heavy fighting will continue for months. Nov 6, 1968 Richard Nixon Elected U.S. President Jun 1969 Number of U.S. troops in Vietnam Peaks at 543,000 Sep 3, 1969 Ho Chi Minh Dies May 1, 1970 Kent State Anti-War Demonstration in U.S. Jun 1971 – August 1972 Congress Votes to Withdraw Troops Ground forces pulled from Vietnam. Mar 29, 1973 Vietnam War Officially Ends for the U.S. The Vietnam War is officially over for the United States making it the longest war in U.S. history. The last U.S. combat soldier leaves Vietnam, but military advisors and some Marines remain. Over 3 million Americans have served in the war, nearly 60,000 are dead, some 150,000 are wounded, and at least 1,000 are missing in action. Apr 29, 1975
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