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The Vietnam War

First US Helicopter Arrive

First US Helicopter Arrive
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First US Helicopter Arrive

The USNS Core arrives in Saigon, with the first U.S. helicopter units: 33 Vertol H-21 C Shawnee and 400 crewmen. The deployment was one of the recommendations of Taylor and Rostow.

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