<Li> May 1 , 1950 -- After the capture of Hainan Island from Chinese Nationalist forces by the Chinese People 's Liberation Army , President Truman approves $10 million in military assistance for anti-communist efforts in Indochina . The Defense Attaché Office was established in Saigon in May 1950 , a formal recognition of Viet Nam ( vice French IndoChina ) . This was the beginning of formal U.S. military personnel assignments in Viet Nam . U.S. Naval , Army and Air Force personnel established their respective attaches at this time . </Li>
<Li> May 1 , 1950 -- After the capture of Hainan Island from Chinese Nationalist forces by the Chinese People 's Liberation Army , President Truman approves $10 million in military assistance for anti-communist efforts in Indochina . The Defense Attaché Office was established in Saigon in May 1950 , a formal recognition of Viet Nam ( vice French IndoChina ) . This was the beginning of formal U.S. military personnel assignments in Viet Nam . U.S. Naval , Army and Air Force personnel established their respective attaches at this time . </Li>
when did the vietnam war begin for the us
when did the vietnam war begin for the us
May 1 , 1950
May 1 , 1950