Lifestyle This Day in History Mar 8, 2026 On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.
Other Voices Biden's team and Guantanamo Bay The Washington Post Aug 15, 2024 The United States had an opportunity to close a chapter on a sad, decadeslong saga when the government reached a plea deal with three men accu…