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On 27 February 1969 a People's Army of Vietnam rocket hit LCU-1500 while it was loading at the Bridge Cargo Ramp killing 13 crewmen. On 30 June 1970 NSA Danang was deactivated and on 1 July new Army-Marine service support agreements went into effect. [6] In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam ...
1969 is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Ernest Thompson and starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland and Winona Ryder. The original music score is composed by Michael Small . The film deals with the Vietnam War and the resulting social tensions between those who support and oppose the war in small-town America.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021. [3] [4] It also screened at South by Southwest in March 2021. [5] It was released in a limited release on August 12, 2021, prior to its broadcast on HBO on August 18, 2021. [6] [7]
Nine U.S. and one ARVN soldiers were killed by a VC booby-trap 66 miles (106 km) southeast of Da Nang. [3]: 350 15 October. The 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines handed over An Hoa Combat Base to the ARVN 1st Battalion, 51st Regiment. [4]: 102 18 October. A U.S. plane accidentally bombed an ARVN camp at Thien Ghon killing 18. [3]: 350 19-21 October
Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered on military targets near Saigon and Da Nang and were quickly beaten off.
Highest-grossing films of 1969 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: 20th Century Fox: $102,308,900 2 The Love Bug: Walt Disney: $50,576,808 3 Midnight Cowboy: MGM: $44,785,053 4 Easy Rider: Columbia Pictures: $41,728,598 5 Hello, Dolly: 20th Century Fox $33,208,099 6 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice: Columbia ...
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017) – survival drama film based on the true story of former professional hockey player Eric LeMarque, who finds himself stranded in the High Sierra during a fierce snowstorm and must use his wit and willpower to survive [1]
A Marine carries a shredded VC flag near Da Nang. The PAVN launched the Tet 1969 offensive against U.S. military targets near Saigon and Da Nang. The attacks were quickly beaten off. In the attack on Bien Hoa Air Base the PAVN lost 264 killed and 87 captured while ARVN losses were 10 killed and U.S. losses were one killed. Around Da Nang the ...