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  2. Battle of Dai Do - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Dai Do, 30 April - 3 May 1968. In late April, four People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Battalions, including two from the 320th Division, infiltrated past the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 2nd Regiment to occupy the area around Dai Do 2.5 km northeast of Đông Hà

  3. 1968 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The year was the most expensive in the Vietnam War with America spending US$77.4 billion (US$ 678 billion in 2025) on the war. The year also became the deadliest of the Vietnam War for America and its allies with 27,915 ARVN soldiers killed and the Americans suffering 16,592 killed compared to around two hundred thousand PAVN/VC killed.

  4. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1968)

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    Operation Dai Do [1] [7]: 292–304 US Navy River Assault Group, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines , B Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines , 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment operation against the 48th and 52nd Regiments of the PAVN 320th Division to eliminate the threat to the junction of the ...

  5. May Offensive - Wikipedia

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    In late March 1968 COSVN and B2 Front leaders held meetings to review the results of the Tet Offensive. Lê Duẩn, the driving force behind the Tet Offensive, and General Hoàng Văn Thái wished to renew the offensive before the start of the southern monsoon began in mid-May in order to improve their position at the Paris Peace Talks which were about to commence.

  6. File:Battle of Dai Do, morning of April 30, 1968.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Battle of Dai Do, morning of April 30, 1968. In the early morning, companies H and F of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine assault the villages around Dai Do. Company H assaults the village of Dong Huan while Company F heads for Dai Do. At 13.50, Company is met by enemy fire from Dai Do and forced to retreat to Dong Huan four hours later.

  7. Category : Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968

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    Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. ... Battle of Dai Do; Dong Re ...

  8. Jay R. Vargas - Wikipedia

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    After completing The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, in June 1963, Vargas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.For his actions in the Battle of Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam in 1968 as a captain, Vargas was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard M. Nixon in a May 1970 ceremony at the White House.

  9. Đông Hà Combat Base - Wikipedia

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    [6]: 294 The Battle of Dai Do lasted until 3 May and resulted in 81 Marines and over 600 PAVN killed. [ 6 ] : 295–304 The PAVN engaged US and ARVN forces elsewhere around Đông Hà from 4–6 May, on the evening of 6 May the 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division was deployed into Tru Kinh and on 9 May was ambushed by a PAVN force resulting in 16 ...