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Streamer embroidered VIETNAM (2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, cited for the period 1 January 1969 to 1 February 1970; DA GO 42, 1972) 5th Battalion. Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965–1969 (5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, cited for the period 9 Aug – 19 May 1969; DA GO 59, 1969)
On June 28, 1968, members of Santiago-Colón's Company B of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division were engaged in combat in Quang Tri Province during Operation Jeb Stuart III. A North Vietnamese soldier threw a hand grenade into Santiago-Colón's foxhole. Realizing that there was no time to throw out the grenade, he ...
7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province: Aircraft commander of UH-1C gunship #66-00745 hit by enemy fire, crashed and burned [15] Presumptive finding of death [3] until 8 June 2015 when he was accounted for [16] January 9: Ramos, Rainier S: Warrant Officer: US Army: 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
FFT-59, B Company, 7th Special Forces Group (United States), MAAG Laos: Operation White Star: Laos, Vang Vieng: Training adviser to the Royal Lao Army, presumed killed in a Pathet Lao ambush [7] [8] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] April 22: Bischoff, John M: Sergeant first class: US Army: FFT-59, B Company, 7th Special Forces Group ...
The documentary follows the 100+ soldiers of C (Charlie) Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in 1970 during the Vietnam War. The unit routinely patrols the harsh, heat-filled Vietnamese jungles in War zone C near the Cambodian border west of Saigon looking for enemy contact and supplies. The soldiers are worn down ...
More than 265,000 women served in the military during Vietnam, and 11,000 actually served in Vietnam, per the VA. Of those 11,000 women, 90% were nurses like Frankie. Of those 11,000 women, 90% ...
Operation Byrd was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 44th Regiment in Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam from August 1966 to 1 December 1967.
The Battle of la Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam, referred to by U.S. fighting units as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), during the Vietnam War. The two-part battle began on November 14, 1965, and was focused on landing zone (LZ) X-Ray.