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Operation Delaware/Operation Lam Son 216 was a joint military operation launched during the Vietnam War. It began on 19 April 1968, with troops from the United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) moving into the A Sầu Valley .
The Battle of Signal Hill was a company size engagement between members of Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP) long-range reconnaissance patrol of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) from 19 to 21 April 1968 during Operation Delaware.
Operation Delaware South Vietnam, A Lưới Camp Pilot of C-130B #60-0298 hit by enemy fire while on approach to A Lưới airfield, the aircraft crashed and burnt on the airfield, the remains of 5 of the 8 crewmen were recovered [ 182 ]
The base was abandoned in 1966 due to increased pressure from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces and the A Sầu Valley became a major PAVN base area supporting operations throughout the Central Highlands. In April 1968 during Operation Delaware the 1st Cavalry Division briefly reoccupied A Lưới.
The operation was eventually deemed cost prohibitive: Jan 1 – Feb 1973: Operation Igloo White [3]: 83–302 [4] USAF electronic warfare program to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail: Ho Chi Minh Trail: Jan 1 – Mar 1 1973: Operation Clearwater [1] US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways: I ...
Dong Re Lao Mountain is located at in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam, near the Laotian border It is densely forested and rises to 4,879 feet (1,487 m), just north of A Luoi , a former French airfield. April 24, 1968.
An A-4 Skyhawk making a bombing run on a Viet Cong position. On 27 January, Company L 3/7 Marines and Battery I, 12th Marines were deployed by helicopter to Núi Đàng.The following morning, Companies I and M 3/7 Marines were landed by helicopter north of Núi Đàng and moved west and east to secure the adjacent villages of Vinh Binh (1) and Truong Sanh
Three months after the conclusion of Operation Delaware, MG Richard G. Stilwell, the U.S. Army deputy commander of III Marine Amphibious Force decided to mount another operation against the valley to disrupt the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) logistics network and forestall any attacks in I Corps. [1]: 607