Thursday, May 11, 1961
May 11, 1961
JFK issued National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) #52 directing the deployment of 400 Special Forces troops to Vietnam to aid in training the South Vietnamese Army. The troops, which were Army Green Berets and the Air Commandos of the Air Force operated under the command and control structure of the CIA
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