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Congressman Alexander Pirnie (R-NY) drawing the first capsule for the Selective Service draft, Dec 1, 1969 1 December. The first draft lottery in the United States since 1942 (and the first in peacetime) was held, and September 14 was the first of the 366 days of the year selected, with Congressman Alexander Pirnie of New York making the first ...
Dec 5 – 26: Operation Long Reach II [1] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation: Bình Long Province: Dec 7 – Mar 31 1970: Operation Randolph Glen [1] 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation on edge of populated lowlands: eastern Thừa Thiên Province: 670: Dec 10 – Jan 10 1970: Operation Atherton [3] [26]
In December 1969 in the aftermath of the revelation of the My Lai massacre, stories began to appear in the press that atrocities by Americans and their allies were far more commonplace in South Vietnam than the U.S. government was willing to admit.
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And babies (December 26, 1969 [2]) is an iconic anti-Vietnam War poster. [1] It is a famous example of "propaganda art" from the Vietnam War, [3] that uses a color photograph of the My Lai Massacre taken by U.S. combat photographer Ronald L. Haeberle on March 16, 1968. It shows about a dozen dead and partly naked South Vietnamese women and ...
Anti-war protesters needed no persuading, but 'average' Americans were suddenly asking, What are we doing in Vietnam?" [2] On December 5, 1969, Walter Cronkite, on the CBS Evening News, issued a warning about disturbing images Haeberle's photos were broadcast. According to PBS, "The horrific images immediately cause a country-wide uproar."
On 28 October 1969 the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division began a siege of the Camp, Landing Zone Kate and Duc Lap Camp. On 1 November when Kate was abandoned the forces evacuated towards Bu Prang. On 18 November 1969 PAVN mortar fire destroyed the Camp's ammunition storage bunker. The siege was broken by the ARVN on 16 December 1969.
Dec 10 – 11: Operation King Hit [1] [5] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation: An Nhut village, Phước Tuy Province: Dec 11 – Jan 9 1969: Operation Phu Vang IV [1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Dec 15 – Jan 5 1969