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In early 981, two Song armies attacked Đại Cồ Việt through land, and a fleet of ships sailed up the Bạch Đằng River. Lê Hoàn's met the Song fleet on the river, but were greatly outnumbered and forced to retreat. [2] The victorious Song fleet captured and beheaded 1,000 Viet sailors and seized 200 junks. [1]
An ambush patrol of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines observed approximately 300 PAVN cross the Song Ky Lam River, 6 km west of Điện Bàn. The company called in artillery fire and then engaged the unit, with Company D, 5th Marines joining the action. A search of the area at dawn found 72 PAVN dead. [6]: 91
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ kaːw˧˧ ki˨˩]; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) [1] [2] was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.
During the Vietnam War and in the following twelve months, 235 Medals of Honor were awarded and since 1978 a further 33 awards have been presented. Of the total of 268 awards, 179 were to the US Army, 15 to the US Navy, 58 to the USMC and 14 to the USAF. [3] These totals do not include the award to the Vietnam Unknown Soldier.
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84603-003-X. Ryan, Rapheal (1984). "The Siege of Khe Sanh". Military History. 2 (2: February): 74– 81. Sigler, David Burns (1992). Vietnam Battle Chronology: U.S. Army and Marine Corps Combat Operations, 1965–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina ...
Operation Kings was a 1st Marine Division operation 25 km southwest of Da Nang. The operation resulted in 58 VC and six U.S. killed. [25]: 78–97 21 March. Operation Lê Lợi 15 was an ARVN Special Forces operation in Darlac Province. the operation resulted in 134 VC and 10 ARVN killed. [19] 23-7 March
along the Song Tra Khuc River south and west to Song Re River, Quảng Ngãi Province: 4,476: 340 Feb 28 – May 8: Operation Massachusetts Striker [1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation: A Shau Valley: Mar 1 - 9: Operation Quintus Thrust [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force ...
This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Vietnam War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [ a ] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.