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2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 marines and sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.
Operation Union II was a search and destroy mission in the Quế Sơn Valley carried out by the 5th Marine Regiment.Launched on 26 May 1967 the operation ended on 5 June. U.S. reported the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lost 701 killed and 23 captured, while U.S. casualties were 110 killed and 241 wounded.
The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps [3] and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF).
Company H, 2/5 Marines and Company M, 3/5 Marines moved to support the pinned down platoon and with air and artillery support overran the PAVN position. The bodies of 40 PAVN were discovered, Marine losses were 9 dead. Several of the dead Marines were found with their jammed M-16s broken open for cleaning. [1]: 118
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total.
On 2 December, the 3/5 Marines command group replaced the 2/5 Marines command group on Hill 381 and the 2/5 command group returned to LZ Baldy before redeploying to Hill 510 on 20 December. [1]: 114–5 From 16–23 December, Companies G and H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines operated northwest of Hill 510 with minimal results. [1]: 115
Charles McMahon (May 10, 1953 – April 29, 1975) [1] and Darwin Lee Judge (February 16, 1956 – April 29, 1975) [2] were the last two United States servicemen killed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The two men, both U.S. Marines, were killed in a rocket attack one day before the Fall of Saigon.
The 2/26 Marines arrived in Da Nang, South Vietnam on 27 August 1966. 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines: Activated on 1 July 1966. Moved out of Camp Pendleton on 2 September and was assigned to the 7th Fleet's Special Landing Force on 4 October. The 3/26 Marines was based in Vietnam on 11 December 1966.