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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]
The Vietnam War draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and established the ...
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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.
December 1, 1969: Congressman Pirnie drawing the first number. 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 selection. [1]
Operation Iron Mountain was a security operation during the Vietnam War in Quảng Ngãi Province, that took place from 28 February 1969 to ... from 7-10 December. On ...
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1969" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.