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Activated in 1915, as the 173rd Infantry Brigade, the unit saw service in World War II but is best known for its actions during the Vietnam War. The brigade was the first major United States Army ground formation deployed to South Vietnam, serving there from 1965 to 1971 and losing 1,533 soldiers.
The lead element of the 173rd Airborne Brigade (“Sky Soldiers”), stationed in Okinawa, arrives in South Vietnam. It was the first U.S. Army ground combat unit committed to the war.
In May 1965, the 173d Airborne Brigade deployed to Southeast Asia to support the embattled government of South Vietnam. The Brigade’s lead elements arrived in country on 5 May 1965, the first major United States Army ground combat unit committed to that long and bloody conflict.
The 173rd Infantry Brigade was activated on Okinawa in 1963 as the 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep). The unit earned the nickname “Tien Bien” or “Sky Soldiers,” from the Nationalist Chinese...
During the summer of 1967, engagements with PAVN forces in the area prompted the launching of Operation Greeley, a combined search and destroy effort by elements of the U. S. 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 42nd Infantry Regiment, 22nd Division and Airborne units. The ...
In May 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate) was the first major U.S. Army formation deployed to Vietnam, and was intended as an elite, rapid-reaction force meant to counter PAVN infiltration into the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
On November 8, 1965, in the heart of war zone 'D' in Vietnam, the 173rd Airborne Brigade embarked on 'Operation Hump,' a fateful day when they found themselves ambushed by over 1200 Viet Cong fighters. Tragically, that day claimed the lives of forty-eight brave American soldiers.
A 173rd Airborne Brigade operation of the 4th Infantry Division in the I Corps and II Corps boundary in Binh Dinh Province. The Brigade’s mission was to conduct reconnaissance operations in the An Lão Valley and to interdict the movement of the PAVN 2nd Regiment, 3rd Division across the boundary.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade Memorial pays tribute to those Sky Soldiers who fell in combat while defending freedom. The Memorial is also dedicated to the families of the fallen Sky Soldiers and commemorates the distinguished and valorous record of all who have served in this Brigade.
The 60-minute video documents soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade on various search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War.