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June 26, 1965 - Magda Hassan - 26-06-2014
General William Westmoreland was given formal authority to put American troops into battle as necessary to strengthen the relative position of the Government of Vietnam forces. Previously, U.S. combat forces had been restricted to protecting U.S. airbases and other facilities.