Conventional forces in large numbers began arriving in country in '65.
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Ultimately the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam could be used to define the end of the war, the last of the American troops did not leave until the Paris Peace accords were signed in 1973.
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He wanted to end the stalemate and remove U.S. troops from Vietnam.
American involvement began in 1955. The first combat troops arrived in 1965, and we fought the war until January 1973.
All American troops, except for approximately 16,000 military advisors, withdrew from Vietnam on November 30, 1972 ending all combat operations.