11/14/1965: Battle of Ia Drang Valley
The Battle of Ia Drang Valley was the conclusion of a series of engagements that had begun with the North Vietnamese Army laying siege to the Special Forces camp at Plei Me four weeks earlier. At this early stage of direct involvement of U.S. ground troops in the war, no major battle had occurred between [...]
11/02/1965: Norman Morrison Sets Himself On Fire At Pentagon
On the afternoon of November 2nd 1965, 31-year-old Norman Morrison went to a garden area outside the Pentagon, drenched himself in kerosene and set himself on fire in a suicide protest against the Vietnam War. The ghastly scene was witnessed by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, as it took place below his third-floor office window. In [...]