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    A CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION

    Oct 06, 2020 2 minutes
    BY ERIK VILLARD

    WHEN EXACTLY DID THE WAR BEGIN?

    IVEN THAT THE UNITED STATES NEVER issued a formal declaration of war, reaching a unanimous agreement on a precise start date for the Vietnam War is tricky. There are several choices. The first is May 16, 1945, the date the Office

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