Escalation

Troop Numbers
Source: The American War Library
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Troops deployed in South Vietnam, 1959 - 1973

Year	US Troops
1959	760
1960	900
1961	3,205
1962	11,300
1963	16,300
1964	23,300
1965	184,300
1966	385,300
1967	485,600
1968	536,100
1969	475,200
1970	334,600
1971	156,800
1972	24,200
1973	50