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The Gulf of Tonkin
Which led to 548,000 troops in Vietnam at the height of the war. And many deaths.
The Truth About Tonkin
Questions about the Gulf of Tonkin incidents have persisted for more than 40 years. But once-classified documents and tapes released in the past several years, combined with previously uncovered facts, make clear that high government officials distorted facts and deceived the American public about events that led to full U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2008/february/truth-about-tonkin
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