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A bomb exploded on an Air Vietnam DC-6 descending into Nha Trang. The plane crashed into a school killing 24 at the school (most of them schoolchildren) and 10 of the 70 passengers. [102] 24-6 December. The VC announced a three day Christmas truce, however Allied forces only observed a 24 hour truce starting at 18:00 on Christmas Day. [5]: 324
After extensive pre-deployment training, Kerrey deployed to the Republic of Vietnam as assistant platoon commander with Delta Platoon, SEAL Team ONE in January 1969. [citation needed] Kerrey was seriously wounded and lost the lower part of his right leg in combat on Hon Tre island near Nha Trang Bay on March 14, 1969. While suffering shrapnel ...
On 20 June 1969, three officers assigned to Project GAMMA drugged Chuyen, took him out on a boat into Nha Trang Bay, shot him twice in the head, weighed his body down with chains, and dumped his body into the South China Sea. A cover story claiming that Chuyen had failed to return on a mission that was a test of his loyalty was later approved ...
Students climb a ladder to a UH-1D, MACV Recondo School, Nha Trang, 18 March 1969. When General Westmoreland became commander of the American forces in Vietnam he ordered the creation of the MACV Recondo School at Nha Trang in 1966.
Other bases of operation included Phù Cát Air Base (1968–1970), Tan Son Nhut Air Base (1962–1966), Nha Trang Air Base (1968–69), Phan Rang Air Base (1970–1972), and Tuy Hoa Air Base (1971–1972). [23] Other bases were also used as temporary staging areas for Ranch Hand.
Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered on military targets near Saigon and Da Nang and were quickly beaten off.
The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
Also, equipment for MIUWS 22 arrived at Nha Trang. [3] On 7 July 1966 MIUWS 23 at Qui Nhon became fully operational with the delivery of three LCPLs. On 15 July MIUWS 22 arrived at Nha Trang, achieving full operational capability with the arrival of boats and crews by the end of August. [4]