1970-

1. Number of U.S. troops falls to 280,000
2. Seymaur Hersh wins prize for writing about Vietnams Lai Massacres
3. South Vietnamese troops attack Cambodia pushing toward Vietcong bases
4. National Guardsmen open fire on student and antiwar protesters

1971-

• In operation Lan Son 917, 3 South Vietnamese divisions attack 2 major enemy bases
• Thiev re-elected, China pledges complete support to North Vietnam
• First VC POW’s released in Vietnam (about 300 POW)

1973-

• Cease fir signed in Paris
• End of draft
• Last U.S. troops leave Vietnam