Prior to the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter had been limited to transporting the wounded from the battlefield. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ... It is important to remember that the leaders at this time thought they were doing the right thing. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and domestic soil at the s...

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Kennedy's assassination was an isolated event perpetrated by one man. ... Instead, it was the result of a complex combination of domestic and foreign events. ... In order to better understand the relationship between JFK, the Cubans and Russians, several important events must be mentioned and discussed. ... Military troops can be sent anywhere at anytime in the event of war. ... When Kennedy took the presidency, the situation in Vietnam had not yet escalated into an all out war. ...

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Johnson encountered one of his biggest obstacles in 1959 when the Vietnam War had begun as a result of Communist-led nationalists rising to opposition to the government in South Vietnam (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ... That was the only event that occurred before Johnson was fully in support of the Vietnam War and increased military involvement. After months upon months of brutal war, Johnson resolved that he would put and end to the crisis and pursue peace and social and economic stability to Vietnam despite the circumstances (Goodwin, Doris 267.) ... For example, in October 19...

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During the Warren Commission's investigation they looked at the testimony of 552 witnesses and the reports of 10 federal agencies, most important of which were the Secret Service, the FBI, the Dept. of State, the CIA, and military intelligence. ... The commission attempted to reconstruct the exact sequence of events of the assassination. ... The mob was on the run as the Kennedy administration had began to wage war on organized crime, they were in a self-defense mode along with the banks and industries they controlled. ... The military was incensed in the late 1963 when Kennedy let it ...

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