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Da Nang or Danang [nb 1] (Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng, Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɗaː˨˩ n̪a˧˥ˀŋ]) is the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. [7] It lies on the coast of the South China Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River , and is one of Vietnam's most important port cities.
April 13: A South Vietnamese entertainment troupe was the target of nocturnal raid in Lu Song hamlet, near Da Nang. The team chief and his deputy were killed; two team members were wounded. April 14: the VC kidnapped Nguyen Van Son in Bình Chánh District, Gia Định Province; he was a candidate in the elections for village council.
In the city of Da Nang, storm surge destroyed many sea embankments, while washing rocks and debris onshore, and into streets. [61] Power outages affected 411,252 customers in six central provinces. [62] A person was killed in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, and economic losses in Quảng Bình Province reached 450 billion đồng (US$19.4 million).
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 ...
Happy Valley was a major Vietcong (VC)/People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base camp, storage area and supply infiltration route. Men and material would move from PAVN base areas near Ai Yen 20 km east of the Laotian border, down Route 614, to units operating near Song Tuy Loan or other positions overlooking or surrounding the Danang vital area, comprising Danang City, Danang Air Base, Red Beach ...
The newspaper article was titled "McNamara Says Aid to Saigon Is at Peak and Will Level Off." [ 19 ] : 250–5 Illustrating the strains in the relationship between President Diệm and the U.S. government, Diệm was reported in The Washington Post as saying that "South Vietnam would like to see half of the 12,000 to 13,000 American military ...
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