Gen. Earle Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts four days of conferences and inspections with U.S. commanders in South Vietnam. This was an effort to assess the progress of the South Vietnamese armed forces and to discuss future strategy. Upon his return to Washington, Wheeler reported to President Richard Nixon that the situation in South Vietnam was "good" and that the program to improve the South Vietnamese armed forces was on schedule.
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Jul 17, 1969:
Wheeler visits South Vietnam
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This Week in History, Jul 17 - Jul 23
- Jul 17, 1969
- Wheeler visits South Vietnam
- Jul 17, 1972
- South Vietnamese paratroopers fight for Citadel
- Jul 18, 1955
- Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid
- Jul 18, 1968
- Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu
- Jul 19, 1964
- President Khanh calls for expanding the war
- Jul 19, 1972
- Peace talks resume
- Jul 20, 1964
- Viet Cong troops overrun town
- Jul 20, 1969
- Duck Hook plan completed
- Jul 21, 1965
- Johnson considers the options
- Jul 22, 1967
- Taylor and Clifford begin tour of the Pacific region
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