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Both Battalions would move at night to conceal the operation. At dawn the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 47th Regiment, 22nd Division, would block Highway 7B to the north and units of the South Korean 28th Regiment, 9th Division, would block Highway 1 to the east. The two U.S. battalions would then sweep east through the base area.
This war followed the First Indochina War (1946–54) and was fought between North Vietnam—supported by Communist nations such as the Soviet Union and China—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and other anti-communist allies.
World War II (Anti-Japanese Campaign 1944–1945); First Indochina War (Against France, 1946–1954); Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) (Against the United States and South Vietnamese forces, 1954–1975)
Then the Vietnam war ended up being pretty much a disaster,” Wawro said. Along with the political climate. “We got into it by presidents who were trying to posture as being tough on communism.
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (November 2024) Vietnam War Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War in Asia Clockwise from top left: US Huey helicopters inserting South Vietnamese ARVN troops, 1970 North Vietnamese PAVN ...
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The Cam Ne incident was a Vietnam War incident in which U.S. Marines burned the huts of South Vietnamese civilians living in the village of Cam Ne in Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam. The incident became one of the top news stories in the United States about the war. [1]