<P> In September 1950 , US President Harry Truman sent the Military Assistance Advisory Group ( MAAG ) to Vietnam to assist the French in the First Indochina War . The President claimed they were not sent as combat troops , but to supervise the use of $10 million worth of US military equipment to support the French in their effort to fight the Viet Minh forces . By 1953 , aid increased dramatically to $350 million to replace old military equipment owned by the French . </P>
<P> In September 1950 , US President Harry Truman sent the Military Assistance Advisory Group ( MAAG ) to Vietnam to assist the French in the First Indochina War . The President claimed they were not sent as combat troops , but to supervise the use of $10 million worth of US military equipment to support the French in their effort to fight the Viet Minh forces . By 1953 , aid increased dramatically to $350 million to replace old military equipment owned by the French . </P>
when were the first advisors sent to vietnam
when were the first advisors sent to vietnam
September 1950
September 1950