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To: Neeka who wrote (193586)	1/20/2007 4:55:37 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

<<Harry Truman was the first President to send economic and military aid to the French, who were fighting to retain control of their Indochina colony, including Laos and Cambodia as well as Vietnam.>> Guys who make a living selling ties and socks like to get involved in wars.

To: Neeka who wrote (193586)	1/20/2007 7:54:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793964

July 26, 1950 - United States military involvement in Vietnam begins as President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French And even earlier, in 1945 we provided the transports for French troops to take over Vietnam as a colony again.