When Did The First American Troops Arrive In Vietnam?
When Did The First American Troops Arrive In Vietnam? Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first American combat troops in Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang to protect the U.S. airbase there from Viet Cong attacks. When did the US