Witness U.S. marines land at Da Nang and North Vietnamese troops infiltrate South Vietnam from Laos
In March 1965 U.S. Marines landed at Da Nang, South Vietnam, and regular troops of the North Vietnamese Army continued to infiltrate into the South. From Vietnam Perspective (1985), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: On March 8, 1965, under the direct order of President Johnson, some three thousand five hundred marines of the Ninth Marine Expeditionary Brigade came ashore on the beach at Da Nang. These marines were the first U.S. combat troops to enter the war. Their job was to secure Da Nang Air Base, from which many of the bombing raids on the north were launched.
That same month, further south and west, the 325th Division of the North Vietnamese Army (the NVA)--three regiments totaling about five thousand men--infiltrated from Laos into South Vietnam. Throughout the war, Hanoi steadfastly denied that it had any combat troops in the south.
That same month, further south and west, the 325th Division of the North Vietnamese Army (the NVA)--three regiments totaling about five thousand men--infiltrated from Laos into South Vietnam. Throughout the war, Hanoi steadfastly denied that it had any combat troops in the south.
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