Fifty Years Ago Today, September 12, 1965

Post GIs Land In Viet Nam

The first group of twenty thousand U.S. combat troops of the First Calvary Division (Airmobile) have landed at Qui Nhon on the South China Sea and established a beachhead.

Family Counseling

Travelers Aid-Family Service Inc., a United Givers agency, will now place new emphasis on counseling and education for local indigent families. The new organizational name will be the Community Counseling Center.

War Toll at 671

The four-year total of U.S. combat deaths in Viet Nam increased from 633 to 671 last week with the identification of an additional 18 Americans killed in action.

This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 11:07 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, September 12, 1965 ."