The first big lie, in 1964, was known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident that was used to justify military action and catapult the United States into the Vietnam (American) war that lasted for eight years ...

U.S. patrol in Tonkin Gulf to end soon, Vance says WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1964 (UPI) - Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus R. Vance said today he hoped the military crisis over the Tonkin Gulf is over but ...

This incident pointed out overworked crews and ... The USS Oriskany was sent to Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin for its ...

Stationed in Japan for three years of duty, Donahue would fly 263 combat missions in the Gulf of Tonkin. “I served as a naval flight officer sitting in the right front seat,” he said ...

In August 1964, North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked US vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin. The US politicians in Congress were furious. They passed a resolution that allowed US forces to ‘take all ...