When you have a number of choices to select from, use a list or a chart. Draw a circle or a semi-circle with a radius of about 4 - 6. Mark the choices off as degrees on the circle. Hold the pendulum in the center and the swing of the pendulum will line-up with the appropriate marked off selection.
April 24, 1965 - President Johnson announces Americans in Vietnam are eligible for combat pay. May 3, 1965 - The first U.S. Army combat troops, 3500 men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, arrive in Vietnam.
During the presidencies of Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, the United States gave military and economic aid to South Vietnam, fight against North Vietnamâs Communist rebels, mostly in the form of military advisors.