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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 attack. [5] 21 U.S. and 73 PAVN were killed in the attack. The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry [2]: 137 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry [2]: 137
Operation Platypus (1969) [1] [3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment interdiction of VC movement across Route 15: Phước Tuy Province: Aug 4 – Oct 16: Operation Greene Ace [1] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Pleiku Province ...
Operation Atlas Wedge was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation from 17 to 24 March 1969 during the Vietnam War designed to engage People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Bình Dương Province.
Tây Ninh province served as a major terminus of the Ho Chi Minh trail during the Vietnam War, and in 1969 the Viet Cong captured Tây Ninh town and held it for several days. During the period of conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam in the late 1970s, the Khmer Rouge launched a number of cross-border raids into Tây Ninh province and committed ...
The short film The Big Picture: Wars End (1955) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film WAR'S END (1959) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. S. L. A. Marshall Photograph Collection at US Army Heritage and Education Center; S. L. A. Marshall at Find a Grave
The battle continued until 06:00 when the PAVN withdrew leaving 51 dead and four captured and 17 individual and six crew-served weapons; U.S. losses were two killed. At 12:10 an infantry unit from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division sweeping an area 10 miles (16 km) west of Bến Cát was attacked by PAVN.
The situation in South Vietnam continued to deteriorate with corruption rife throughout the Diem government and the ARVN unable to effectively combat the Viet Cong. In 1961, the newly elected Kennedy Administration promised more aid and additional money, weapons, and supplies were sent with little effect.
Campaign 139 (14 September 1969–25 April 1970) was a major military offensive of the People's Army of Vietnam, launched against its Royalist enemies during the Laotian Civil War. Larger than previous invading forces, Campaign 139 was also a combined arms expedition containing tanks, artillery, engineers, and Dac Cong sappers. As such, it was ...