Today in history: The first combat troops were ordered into Vietnam, under President Lyndon B. Johnson

1965: The United States, under President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered its first combat troops into Vietnam.  To read Johnson's bio, visit HistoryNet.com.

Also today in history, in the U.S. and elsewhere:

1862: Union land and sea forces attacked Island No.10 on the Mississippi River. 

1863: Rear Admiral David D. Porter's seven ironclad gunboats dueled Confederate gun emplacements fruitlessly in the Battle of Grand Gulf in Mississippi.

1968: President Johnson announced he would not seek a second term.

1972: Final day of the rum ration in the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Medal of Honor recipient faced down 100 enemy troops to cover his men

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VA leaders working with DOGE but say veterans’ personal info is secure

An employee from the controversial new department will review VA contracts and IT system operations, VA officials confirmed.

Collins becomes first post-9/11 vet to be confirmed as VA secretary

The former Georgia congressman was easily confirmed to lead the nation's delivery of veterans benefits and health care.

VA will end remote work status for thousands of staffers this month

The move to end telework at VA follows instructions from the White House to return most federal employees to their pre-pandemic duty stations.

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