1969 in the Vietnam War

The South Vietnamese Minister of Education, Dr. Le Minh Tri, was killed when two Viet Cong (VC) on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade through the window of the car in which he was riding. 12 January to 7 February In Operation Bold Mariner the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines clear, search and depopulate the Batangan Peninsula a VC stronghold in Quảng Ngãi Province. 18 January 20 January Richard Nixon is inaugurated as 37th President of the United States. 21 January 22 January to 18 March

1969 in the Vietnam War

The South Vietnamese Minister of Education, Dr. Le Minh Tri, was killed when two Viet Cong (VC) on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade through the window of the car in which he was riding. 12 January to 7 February In Operation Bold Mariner the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines clear, search and depopulate the Batangan Peninsula a VC stronghold in Quảng Ngãi Province. 18 January 20 January Richard Nixon is inaugurated as 37th President of the United States. 21 January 22 January to 18 March