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the first phase of secret B-52 bombing of eastern Cambodia; the start of a four-year bombing campaign that drew Cambodia into the Vietnam War: eastern Cambodia: Mar 18 – May 28, 1970: Operation Menu [11]: 13 US Strategic Air Command secret bombing of Cambodia: Cambodia: Mar 18 – Feb 28 1971: Operation Frederick Hill [1] [12]: 290
Nam Đông is a former rural district of Thừa Thiên Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 22,333. [1] The district covers an area of 651 km². The district capital lies at Khe Tre. [1] Nam Dong is the southern gateway and key component in the economy of Thua Thien Hue Province.
The South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) also used Da Nang as a ranger training facility. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the facility was known as Da Nang Air Base, and was a major United States military base. Once little ...
Vietnam: 1997 [108] KFC Vietnam: First outlet opened in Ho Chi Minh City. [109] Jardines acquired a 25% stake in the company in 2011. [110] 136 outlets. [3] Euromonitor estimated that KFC has 15% of the fast food market by value in 2011, making it the leading company. [111] Yemen 2002 Unknown One outlet in Sanaa. [112]
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
Notes: Among 10 international airports mentioned above, only five are served with current international flights including Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Da Nang (Da Nang), Cam Ranh (Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province) and Phu Quoc (Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province).
Captain Donlon became the first American to be awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam for killing two VC sappers and thereby preventing them from breaching the Nam Dong base, while sustaining shrapnel wounds in the process. [5] Warrant Officer Kevin Conway of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) was killed in the assault. He was the ...