📅 15 August 1973
The cutoff took effect after Congress barred further U.S. bombing in Cambodia. Records distinguish the legal effective date from references to the last operational activity on August 15 or 16. The...
📅 2 March 1965
U.S. aircraft launched a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam, intended to pressure Hanoi and support the South Vietnamese government. The gradual escalation devastated infrastructure...
📅 8 February 1971
South Vietnamese ground forces crossed into Laos with U.S. air and logistical support, seeking to disrupt the Hồ Chí Minh Trail. The operation tested Vietnamization and Laos’s sovereignty; Laotian...