i was on the ship that was the one that got it started i served on the spy ship the uss maddox the uss turner joy a spy ship was attacked by the north vietnames. we had a picture of that battle on are ship. you can read about that battle by doing a search on the uss maddox it will tell you all about this battle. i read it and found it of great interest too me i suppouse because i served on that spy ship. my miltary records are in the pentagon stamp top secert.
i read that we did not get shot at first on the bay of tonkin but that it was used as an excuse to escalate the war. but after reading your post, i should read more. my brother was kia in the '68 tet offensive at tan son nhut air base. he was in 3/4 cav, 25th inf, cu chi.