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Long Sơn Island is an estuary island near Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.. The Grand House of Long Son, home of the Ong Tran religion, is situated on the island. During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (C41 Company Chau Duc District Company) used the island as a rest and training centre. [1]
Phú Quý island, also known as Cu Lao Thu, is located off the coast of southern Vietnam. The island is about 60 nautical miles (110 km) away from Phan Thiết, and 82 nautical miles (152 km) away from Cam Ranh Bay. The island is about 21 square kilometers in size, and in 1975 it had a population of about 12,000 people.
The task of capturing Lang Vei was entrusted to the PAVN's 24th Regiment, 304th Division, led by Colonel Le Cong Phe. The regiment was to be supported by the 2nd Battalion (part of the 101D Regiment, 325th Division), the 2nd Artillery Battalion (part of the 675th Artillery Regiment), one tank company (part of the 198th Tank Battalion, 203rd Armored Regiment), two sapper companies, one anti ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [63] the Vietnam Conflict, [64] [65] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
Expendable Warriors – The Battle of Khe Sanh and the Vietnam War. Westport, Connecticut & London: Praeger International Security. ISBN 978-0-275-99480-8. Donaldson, Gary (1996). America at War Since 1945: Politics and Diplomacy in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-27595-660-8.
Thoi Son Island, Mỹ Tho River, south of Dong Tam Base Camp: Jan 5 – 17: Operation Big Muddy [1] 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operations: along the Saigon River: Jan 10 – 18: Operation Treasure Island [1] 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment cordon and search operation: Bình Dương Province: Jan 13 – Feb 9
By February 10, 1970, Baca was stationed in South Vietnam as a specialist four with Company D of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.On that day, in Phước Long Province during Operation Toan Thang IV, he was serving on a recoilless rifle team when the lead platoon of his company was ambushed.
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Part of the Third Indochina War, the Sino-Soviet Split and the Cold War in Asia: Chinese PLA officer Ma Quanbin reports to his command after a battle against Vietnamese forces on 14 October 1986 during the Project Blue Sword-B.