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The Vietnam War

Nixon Begins Withdrawal

Nixon Begins Withdrawal
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Nixon Begins Withdrawal

Nixon begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. By the end of the year, U.S. troops are down to 479,000. In 1969, 9,414 Americans are killed in Vietnam.

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