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SS Viet-Nam was an Ocean Liner built in Dunkirk, France for Messageries Maritimes in 1953. Viet-Nam was built along with two sister ships, the SS Cambodge and SS Laos (all three were nicknamed 'les blancs'/the 'whites' by their crews, because of their colour).
President Ngo Dinh Diem and family at his home in Hue (Central Viet Nam).jpg; President Ngo Dinh Diem on an inspection tour 350 km from Saigon (December, 1956).jpg; Portrait of Ngô Đình Diệm, from the book Ngo Dinh Diem of Viet-Nam.jpg; President Ngo Dinh Diem with the troops who defeated the Binh-Xuyen at Rung-Sat (May, 1955).jpg
5 1st Australian Task Force: Đắk Sơn massacre: December 5, 1967 Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam 114–252 Viet Cong: Massacre at Huế (disputed) January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 Huế: 5467 killed Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam: Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (disputed) February 12, 1968
SS Normandy: Operator: 1910–1912: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway; 1912–1918: London and South Western Railway; Port of registry: Builder: Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull: Launched: 12 May 1910: Fate: Torpedoed and sunk 25 January 1918: General characteristics; Tonnage: 618 gross register tons (GRT) Length: 192 feet (59 m) Beam: 29.2 ...
The helicopters transported over 1,000 Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) paratroopers for an assault on a suspected Viet Cong (VC) stronghold 10 miles (16 km) west of Saigon. The VC were surprised and soundly defeated. [2]: 3
In 1964, the political establishment in South Vietnam was still in turmoil. Following the coup that ousted Ngô Đình Diệm, the military situation quickly worsened as the Viet Cong gained significant ground in the countryside because the Military Revolutionary Council which governed South Vietnam lacked direction both in terms of policy and planning, and lacked political support from the ...
Operation Bushmaster II (also known as the Battle of Ap Nha Mat) was a US Army operation that took place in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, lasting from 1 to 6 December 1965. Prelude [ edit ]
In the SS Columbia Eagle incident two crewmembers seized the SS Columbia Eagle with the threat of a bomb and handgun and forced the captain to sail towards Cambodia. Twenty-four of the crew were forced to abandon the ship in lifeboats, while the remaining 13 sailed the ship into Cambodian waters and the two mutineers Clyde McKay, Jr. and Alvin ...