Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: muscle weakness, mental/mood changes, signs of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, blood in the urine), extreme drowsiness, signs of low blood sugar (such as nervousness, shakiness, sweating, hunger).
From the communist perspective, the Vietnam War against the US has now officially started. 4. December 11, 1961 -- US aircraft carrier Core arrives in Saigon with 65 helicopters and 4000 air and ground crewmen assigned to operate them for the North Vietnamese Army.
Dates: November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975. The Vietnam War was fought between communist North Vietnam and the government of Southern Vietnam. The North was supported by communist countries such as the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. North and South Vietnam were divided at the 17th parallel. 2  Ho Chi Minh died during the war in 1969. 3  The city of Saigon was later renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in his honor. 4  The US chosen president of the South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, was not a good leader.