11/11/1967: Viet Cong Releases Prisoners For Racial Propaganda
On Veteran’s Day, 1967, the Viet Cong released three U.S. prisoners of war in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This was one of several occasions when the communist forces (Viet Cong and North Vietnam) released a handful of prisoners either for propaganda purposes or as part of an exchange. In this case, the Viet Cong was aware [...]
11/09/1967: Lance Sijan’s Heroic Ordeal
Lance Sijan’s story is one of immense bravery, perseverance, and tragedy. On November 9th, 1967, Lt. Col. John Armstrong and 2nd Lt. Lance Sijan flew a bombing mission over North Vietnam in an F-4C Phantom. The F-4C was a fighter-bomber flown by two pilots who sat in tandem, usually with the less experienced pilot in [...]
11/03/1967: Battle of Dak To
On November 3rd 1967, a series of engagements collectively known as the Battle of Dak To began in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. In the preceding months, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade, together with South Vietnamese infantry & airborne units, had pursued heavily engaged North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong forces in [...]
10/21/1967: 30,000 Protest At Pentagon
After a week of protests across the country (see timeline entries for 10/16 and 10/20), 100,000 people gather for a peaceful demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. After the rally, 30,000 demonstrators made their way to the Pentagon (U.S. Department of Defense headquarters), some waving the Viet Cong flag, for another rally and [...]
10/20/1967: Further Protests in Oakland California
In a continuation of “Stop The Draft Week” (see also timeline entry for 10/16/1967), protestors demonstrate again in Oakland, California. Earlier in the week, police had used night sticks and chemical sprays to disperse protestors. Many protestors were surprised at how violent the police response had been. On the 20th, protestors barricaded roads, briefly preventing buses [...]
10/16/1967: Joan Baez Arrested in “Stop the Draft Week”
Joan Baez was among 40 protesters arrested at a military induction center, where a gathering of 250 people was trying to prevent conscripts from entering. Baez and others sat and sang, giving draftees no option but to clamber over them until police formed a barricade allowing draftees to enter the building. This was one of [...]