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PBR on patrol in Vietnam with its front facing twin, and rear facing single .50-caliber machine guns, and mid-ship 40 mm grenade launcher clearly visible. In response to the deficiencies of the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN), [5] on 18 December 1965 the U.S. Navy established Operation Game Warden and placed Task Force 116 in command. [6]
That same day, Vang Pao estimated 100 artillery shells hit Ban Pa Dong. [12] The PAVN built roads for forward movement of their artillery, and sited it in the lee of the ridge, protected from the Hmong mortar. [15] On 26 and 27 May, Ban Pa Dong took almost 400 rounds of incoming fire. [12] There were 17 75mm cannons firing at the guerrilla base ...
The following is a list of active Buddhist temples in Ban Dong: [2] วัดบ้านดง in Ban Dong; วัดนาหล่ม in Ban Na Lom; วัดนาตาจูม in Ban Nathajum; วัดซำหวาย in Ban Non Phayom; วัดห้วยน้ำอุ่น in Ban Huai Nam Un
This road junction was vital because its control provided an alternative route from Ban Me Thuot through Dak Song and Gia Nghĩa on Provincial Route 8B. Important as well was the road junction at Dak Song ( 12°19′34″N 107°34′05″E / 12.326°N 107.568°E / 12.326; 107.568 ), where Provincial Route 8B left Highway
Battle of Dai Do, 30 April - 3 May 1968. In late April, four People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Battalions, including two from the 320th Division, infiltrated past the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 2nd Regiment to occupy the area around Dai Do 2.5 km northeast of Đông Hà
On 1 September 1969 Đồng Tâm was turned over to the ARVN 7th Division which moved its headquarters there from Mỹ Tho. [5]When President Dương Văn Minh announced the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975, ARVN Brigadier General Trần Văn Hai committed suicide at the base.
The Park is about 45 km from Gia Nghia, the Provincial capital, and is in Đăk Glong District: straddling National Highway 28 for about 45 km southeast, until the border with Lâm Đồng province going towards Di Linh. Tà Đùng is bounded in the south by the upper Dong Nai river, between Dong Nai 3 and 4 hydropower projects. The Park ...
Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest and Biosphere Reserve is developed as a special eco-tourism site. Various resources are exploited such as mangroves forest, marine resources, natural rivers, traditional craft villages Thieng Lieng Hamlet salt village, Tam Thon Hiep Commune with bird farming, Long Hoa Commune with fishing. [4]