Labels:text | aircraft | screenshot | sky | helicopter rotor | rotorcraft | outdoor | helicopter OCR: THE VIETNAM WAR COURSE OF THE WAR OVERVIEW SCENE OF CONFLICT 2 U. S. PRESENCE COURSE OF THE WAR GUERRILLA WARFARE HUMAN COST TURNING POINT KEY PLAYERS Helicopters and infantry on a search and destroy mission 2: WAR ESCALATES The U.S. gradually stepped up its military presence in South Vietnam and its bombing raids on the North. By TROOPS WITHDRAW 1968 over half a million U.S. soldiers were deployed and U.S. casualties ran at over 1,000 a week. Despite this huge commitment, no clear-out victory was in sight FALL OF SAIGON CHRONOLOGY . NEWSFLASH ...