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The Mayaguez incident took place between Kampuchea (now Cambodia) and the United States from 12 to 15 May 1975, less than a month after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital Phnom Penh ousting the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic.
SS Mayaguez was a U.S.-flagged container ship that is best known for its 12 May 1975 seizure by Khmer Rouge forces of Cambodia, which resulted in a confrontation with the United States at the close of the Vietnam War.
Mayaguez incident: Cambodia, Koh Tang: Left on Koh Tang during evacuation. [135] Executed by the Khmer Rouge in late May [135]: 286–9 Presumptive finding of death [3] May 15: Hargrove, Joseph N: Lance corporal: USMC: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines: Mayaguez incident: Cambodia, Koh Tang: Left on Koh Tang during evacuation.
In the aftermath of the war, his administration responded forcefully to both the Mayaguez incident and an incident with North Korea in Panmunjom. The US also faced challenges in the Middle East, with the 1973 oil crisis and the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
While McMahon and Judge were the last American ground casualties in Vietnam, they are not the last casualties of the Vietnam War (a term which also covers the U.S. involvement in Cambodia and Laos) recorded on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; those names belong to the 18 Americans killed in the Mayaguez Incident.
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The Mayagüez incident with the Khmer Rouge, which ended on May 15, 1975, marked the last official battle of the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines in the Vietnam War. [9] The unit deployment program was put into practice in February 1979, and 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines became the first battalion to rotate to the United States.