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Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos.
Elements of the ARVN 1st Division commanded by Brigadier General Vũ Văn Giai and a battalion from the U.S. 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) began Operation Lam Son 720 against PAVN bases in the A Sầu Valley meeting minimal resistance. [3]: 368 Abrams stated that a new South Vietnamese incursion into Laos could not be ruled out. [65] 17 April
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base: Route 9: estimated 75 Feb 2 – Mar 8: Operation Ivy [1]
On 30 January 1971, the ARVN and US forces launched Operation Dewey Canyon II, which involved the reopening of Route 9, securing the Khe Sanh area and reoccupying of KSCB as a forward supply base for Operation Lam Son 719. On 8 February 1971, the leading ARVN units marched along Route 9 into southern Laos while the US ground forces and advisers ...
In 1971, elements of the division supported Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese invasion of southern Laos, but only aviation units actually entered Laos. The division began withdrawing from South Vietnam on 15 May 1971 with the departure of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry. [54]:
Operation Lam Son 719: Laos: Pilot of UH-1C gunship #65-9489 shot down while on an armed escort mission [211] Presumptive finding of death [3] March 19: Garcia, Ricardo M: Specialist 5: US Army: 48th Assault Helicopter Company: Operation Lam Son 719: Laos: Crew Chief on UH-1C gunship #65-9489 shot down while on an armed escort mission [212 ...
The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was a 23-day battle between the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and the PAVN 324B Division from 1 to 23 July. The battle resulted in 422 PAVN and 75 U.S. killed. [3]: 343 2 July
In 1971, Khe Sanh was reactivated by the U.S. Army (Operation Dewey Canyon II) to support Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos. On the night of 23 March a PAVN sapper attack on Khe Sanh resulted in 3 Americans killed and several aircraft and 2 ammunition dumps destroyed, PAVN losses were 14 killed and 1 captured. [ 4 ]