<Li> September 1950 -- Truman sends the Military Assistance Advisory Group ( MAAG ) Indochina to Vietnam to assist the French . The President claimed they were not sent as combat troops , but to supervise the use of $10 million worth of U.S. military equipment to support the French in their effort to fight the Viet Minh forces . </Li>
<Li> September 1950 -- Truman sends the Military Assistance Advisory Group ( MAAG ) Indochina to Vietnam to assist the French . The President claimed they were not sent as combat troops , but to supervise the use of $10 million worth of U.S. military equipment to support the French in their effort to fight the Viet Minh forces . </Li>
which president was the first to send military advisers to south vietnam
which president was the first to send military advisers to south vietnam
Truman
Truman