18 SEP--This Day in US Military History

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1964 – South Vietnamese officials claim that two companies from the North Vietnamese army have invaded South Vietnam.

A battle resulted in Quang Tri Province, just south of the Demilitarized Zone, but the North Vietnamese forces were defeated with heavy casualties. Since North Vietnamese main force units had not been seen in South Vietnam before, U.S. military advisers questioned whether these were actually North Vietnamese troops, but in fact Hanoi had ordered its forces to begin infiltrating to the South.
This marked a major change in the tempo and scope of the war in South Vietnam and resulted in President Lyndon Johnson committing U.S. combat troops. North Vietnamese forces and U.S. troops clashed for the first time in November 1965, when units from the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division engaged several North Vietnamese regiments in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands.

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September 18

18 September 1502 - Christopher Columbus landed at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage. 1634 - Anne Hutchinson, the first female religious leader in American colonies, arrived at the Massachuse...

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Sep 18 at 2015 9:05 PM

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MSG Private RallyPoint Member thanks as always. Sweet!

Response by TSgt Kenneth Ellis made Sep 18 at 2015 11:24 PM

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September 18 Japanese invade China.