The U.S. Court of Military Appeals in Washington upholds the 1965 court-martial of Second Lieutenant Henry H. Howe, who had been sentenced to dismissal from the service and a year at hard labor for participating in an antiwar demonstration.
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Aug 4, 1967:
Court upholds court-martial conviction of officer who participated in demonstration
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This Week in History, Aug 4 - Aug 10
- Aug 04, 1964
- Reported North Vietnamese PT boat attacks result in retaliation strikes
- Aug 04, 1967
- Court upholds court-martial conviction of officer who participated in demonstration
- Aug 04, 1969
- Secret negotiations are initiated in Paris
- Aug 05, 1964
- Navy flies retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam
- Aug 05, 1974
- Congress cuts military aid to South Vietnam
- Aug 06, 1964
- Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution
- Aug 06, 1969
- Green Berets are charged with murder
- Aug 06, 1971
- First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal
- Aug 07, 1964
- Tonkin Gulf Resolution is passed
- Aug 07, 1967
- North Vietnam and People's Republic of China sign aid agreement
- Aug 08, 1968
- Nixon and Agnew receive the Republican Party nomination
- Aug 08, 1973
- Vice President Agnew under attack
- Aug 08, 1974
- Nixon announces that he will resign the Presidency
- Aug 09, 1967
- Marines launch Operation Cochise
- Aug 09, 1974
- Nixon leaves office
- Aug 10, 1955
- Diem refuses to negotiate with Communists
- Aug 10, 1966
- Marines fight bitter battle in Quang Tin Province
- Aug 10, 1972
- North Vietnamese forces attempt to cut off Saigon
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