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Mar 11: Operation Stingray II [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation: Bình Định Province: Mar 12 – 14: Operation Lulu [1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, ARVN 46th Regiment and 5th Ranger Group clear and search operation: Long An Province: Mar 15 – May 2: Operation Maine Crag [1] [5]: 63–4
Operation Menu was the codename of a covert United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 until 26 May 1970. The supposed targets of these attacks were PAVN/VC sanctuaries and base areas used for resupply, training, and resting between campaigns across the border in ...
Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.
March 12: Kollman, Glenn E: Commander: US Navy: VA-35, USS Enterprise: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Pilot of A-6A # 152943that ditched on launch [104] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 12: Rogers, Edward F: Private First Class: USMC: 2nd Battalion 4th Marines: South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province
12 December – 9 March 1969. Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a task organized force of the 1st Marine Division. The objective was to clear the An Hoa Basin, neutralize the PAVN's Base Area 112 and develop Fire Support Bases (FSBs) to interdict PAVN infiltration routes leading from the ...
South Vietnam March 11–12, 1966 Helicopter commander Ricardo C. Binns: Marine Corps Corporal Hill 488, Quảng Tín Province Jun 15–16, 1966 Despite being wounded in both legs, he directed the fire of seven Marines in his scout team to repulse an NVA battalion throughout the night. William C. Bird Marine Corps Private First Class
The Nixon Administration embarked upon a policy of "Vietnamization", or turning over ground combat to the South Vietnamese. Despite the name, significant numbers of American troops continued to fight in Vietnam in 1969 and onward; the scaling back was gradual, and the US continued to support South Vietnam heavily in supplies and with air power.
Operation Dewey Canyon was the last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. It took place from 22 January through 18 March 1969 and involved a sweep of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)–dominated A Shau and Song Đa Krông Valleys by the 9th Marine Regiment. Based on intelligence and captured documents, the PAVN ...