President Nixon announces that no more draftees will be sent to Vietnam unless they volunteer for such duty. He also announced that a force of 10,000 troops would be withdrawn by September 1, which would leave a total of 39,000 in Vietnam.
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Jun 28, 1972:
Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam
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This Week in History, Jun 28 - Jul 4
- Jun 28, 1965
- U.S. forces launch first offensive
- Jun 28, 1972
- Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam
- Jun 29, 1964
- First New Zealand troops arrive
- Jun 29, 1970
- U.S. ground troops return from Cambodia
- Jun 30, 1967
- Thieu becomes president
- Jun 30, 1970
- Cooper-Church Amendment passes in Senate
- Jul 01, 1965
- Ball recommends compromise in Vietnam
- Jul 01, 1966
- Bombing of North Vietnam continues
- Jul 02, 1964
- Republican Congressional leaders attack Johnson's policy
- Jul 03, 1968
- U.S. command announces new high in casualties
- Jul 04, 1963
- South Vietnamese officers plot coup
- Jul 04, 1968
- Thieu vows to wipe out corruption
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