11/11/1972: Direct U.S. Troop Engagement in Vietnam Ends
Direct U.S. troop engagement in the Vietnam War ended on Veterans’ Day 1972. Over the previous three years, the U.S. had been gradually withdrawing troops and transferring responsibilities, bases and equipment to South Vietnamese forces according to the Vietnamization policy of President Nixon’s administration. The final base to be turned over to South Vietnam was [...]