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The Battle of Lima Site 85, also called Battle of Phou Pha Thi, was fought as part of a military campaign waged during the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Pathet Lao, against airmen of the United States Air Force (USAF)'s 1st Combat Evaluation Group, elements of the Royal Lao Army, Royal Thai Border Patrol Police, and the CIA ...
The operation commenced on 23 March with the 3/5 Cavalry moving into the Khe Chua Valley meeting limited opposition. On the morning of 24 March the cavalry encountered an estimated battalion-size PAVN force in entrenched positions and pulled back to allow for artillery support; the cavalry called for reinforcements, and Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines was lifted by helicopter to the ...
Lima Site 85 (LS-85 alphanumeric code of the phonetic 1st letter used to conceal this covert operation [3]) was a clandestine military installation in the Royal Kingdom of Laos guarded by the Hmong "Secret Army", the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Air Force used for Vietnam War covert operations against communist targets in ostensibly neutral Laos under attack by the ...
The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War.The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides.
between Nui Thia Vai mountain and Nui Dinh mountain: 2: Jun 18 – Jul 1: Operation Harmon Green [1] 1st and 3rd Battalions, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation: Binh Tuy, Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Duc Provinces: Jun 19 – 29: Operation Norfolk Victory II [1]
Ba Ria–Vung Tau province: 5 1st Australian Task Force: Đắk Sơn massacre: December 5, 1967 Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam 114–252 Viet Cong: Massacre at Huế (disputed) January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 Huế: 5467 killed Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam: Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (disputed ...
Pages in category "1968 in Vietnam" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. O. Ocean View (Vietnam) U.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 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 ...