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On 4 July 1968 the base was subjected to a heavy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) rocket and mortar attack followed by probes on the base perimeter resulting in 5 U.S. and 16 PAVN killed. On 23 February 1969 the base was attacked by PAVN sappers. SSGT Robert W. Hartsock would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the ...
South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Khmer Republic Thailand Kingdom of Laos: Communist forces: North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao Soviet Union: Strength; South Vietnam: 1,046,250 United States: 156,800 (end of year) South Korea: 45,700 Thailand: 6000 Australia: 2000 Philippines: 50 New Zealand: 100
Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States: Jul 1 – Oct 4: Unnamed [11] 23rd Infantry Division operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: 324: Aug 20 – Dec 3: Operation Chenla II [12] FANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6: Route 6: 3500+ claimed: 4500+ claimed Sep 1 – Nov 30: Operation Keystone ...
The United States Senate voted to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that had supported U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War since 1964. [65] 26 June. Laird confirmed that U.S. bombing of Cambodia would continue after the 30 June date for withdrawal of U.S. forces. [3]: 342 27 June. Cambodian forces abandoned Ratanakiri Province to the PAVN/VC.
October 15, 1969 - Hundreds of thousands of people attend mass protests across the United States for the United States to withdraw from the Vietnam War. November 15, 1969 - A second, larger protest takes place in Washington D.C., with an estimated 500,000 people. December 1, 1969 - The first draft lottery since 1942 is held.
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: The Supreme Court of the United States rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation. National Public Radio goes live. April 24 – Five hundred thousand people in Washington, D.C., and 125,000 in San Francisco march in protest against the Vietnam War. [2]
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971 (32 P) N. ... (1 P) S. 1971 in South Vietnam (2 P) Pages in category "1971 in Vietnam" ... List of United States ...
The NLF, also known as the Viet Cong (VC), was an umbrella of front groups, set up by North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) to conduct the insurgency in South Vietnam. The NLF also included fully armed formations – regional and local guerrillas, and the People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF).