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An undated photo of a Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter landing with soldiers of the 101st Airborne Delta Raiders in the A Shau valley near Hue, Vietnam. Huế. The A Shau Valley (Vietnamese: thung lũng A Sầu) is a valley in Vietnam's Huế, along the border of Laos. The valley runs north and south for 40 kilometers and is a 1.5-kilometer-wide ...
The 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from September 1970-February 1971 and finally from May–December 1971. [2]: 159 Camp Eagle was used to support the 101st Airborne's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970.
The firebase was to be used to support Operation Chicago Peak, a planned offensive by the 101st Airborne to destroy PAVN supply bases in the A Shau Valley. Meanwhile, the PAVN 324B Division , having encountered soldiers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division several times, especially the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969, had become aware of ...
Operation Delaware/Operation Lam Son 216 was a joint military operation launched during the Vietnam War.It began on 19 April 1968, with troops from the United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) moving into the A Sầu Valley.
The base was named after the German town of Berchtesgaden, where the Nazi leadership had their alpine retreats and which was captured by the 101st Airborne in May 1945. [ 1 ] The firebase was assaulted by the 6th Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) on the night of 14 June 1969, the assault was repulsed for the reported loss of 12 U.S ...
101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operation: A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province: Aug 8 – Sep 6: Operation Nowra [1] [5] 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment defence of Bà Rịa and Long Điền District: Phước Tuy Province: Aug 12 – 16: Operation Dodge Valley [1]
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division operation: A Shau Valley: 97: 3 Jul 27 – Aug 24: Operation Lyon Valley [2] 5th Marines clear and search operation: southwest of Da Nang: 5: Jul 28 - Aug 5: Operation Wayne Span II [2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation: Bình Định Province ...
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Aug 14 – Sep 28: Operation Carolina Blaster [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment search and clear operation: A Shau Valley and Đa Krông Valley in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces: Aug 14 – Sep 28: Operation ...