Operation Chopper occurred on 23 December 1961 and was the first time U.S. forces participated in major combat in the Vietnam War.

Operation CHOPPER occurred on January 12, 1962 and was the first time U.S. forces participated in major combat in the Vietnam War. In December 1961, the USS Core (T-AKV-41) docked in …

On January 12, 1962, the United States quietly crossed a threshold in the Vietnam War. What came to be known as Operation Chopper was, on paper, a limited advisory effort that featured …

Operation Chopper occurred on 12 January 1962 and was the first time U.S. forces participated in major combat in the Vietnam War.

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Operation Chopper, conducted on January 12, 1962, marked the first major combat operation involving U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. This mission signaled the beginning of America’s …

23 uur geleden · On January 12, 1962, Operation Chopper marked the first U.S. combat mission in Vietnam with H-21 helicopters transporting troops, signaling a major escalation.

During 1960 and 1961, the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) struggled to curb ongoing acts of violence by the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong). In 1962, the United States began …

On this day, the first American combat mission, Operation Chopper, took flight. U.S. Army soldiers, accompanied by South Vietnamese troops, swooped in to crush a suspected Viet Cong …

Operation Chopper was a U.S.-supported military assault conducted on January 12, 1962, marking the first airmobile combat action and direct combat involvement of American forces in the …