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A fascinating account of Murry's service with A Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry during the Vietnam War. Murry relates the way he saw the war during 1966–67, especially the Battle of Xom Bo II (LZ X-Ray) in June 1967. It is a well-written, very readable account of life as a grunt in the relatively early stages of the conflict.
Originally planned as a U.S. search and destroy mission intended to lure out the crack Viet Cong (VC) D800 Battalion, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment soon found itself fighting for survival in the rubber plantations of Cam My village, approximately 42 miles (68 km) east of Saigon. During this battle 134 men of Charlie ...
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation: 10 km west of Lai Khe, III Corps: Sep 15 – 24: Operation Deckhouse IV [1] [5]: 188 SLF 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and 3rd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion operation as an adjunct to Operation Prairie: 12 km northeast of Dong Ha in I ...
The 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.Carrying the lineage of Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, the battalion carries campaign streamers from World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, and has served with the 4th Infantry Division and 8th Infantry Division.
2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment (December 1965-November 1966) [2]: 146 was based at Phước Vĩnh from December 1965 until February 1968. The 506th Infantry Regiment moved to the base in December 1967 as part of Operation Uniontown and remained there until October 1968.
The 16th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army.The regiment served with the 4th Division in World War II and with the 4th and 8th Divisions between the World Wars.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division; 1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade
Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to Đồng Tâm Base Camp near Mỹ Tho in late 1967.