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.
First shipment of American military aid to the French colonial administration in Vietnam arrives 1955 President Eisenhower sends first military advisors to South Vietnam to train the South Vietnamese Army 1956 At French exit the US Military Assistance Advisor Group (MAAG) assumes full responsibility for training South Vietnamese forces