August 16th- August 22nd
A MAG-16 helicopter evacuates STARLITE casualties, while a Marine M-48 tank stands guard. The Marine on the left carries a M-79 grenade launcher. August 18th, 1965.
By Staff | Stars and Stripes August 16, 2020
August 16th, 1964 – Vietnam War: In a coup d'état, General Nguyễn Khánh replaces Dương Văn Minh as President of South Vietnam.
August 17th, 1942 – World War II: The United States Marine Corps Raiders attack Japanese military forces on Makin Island.
August 18th, 1965 – Vietnam War: The first major American ground battle of the war, Operation Starlite, begins.
August 19th, 1945 – Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam in the August Revolution.
August 21, 1942 – World War II: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.
August 21, 1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.