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  2. Operation Montana Mauler - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Battle of Lima Site 85 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1968)

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    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]

  5. 1968 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    March – November 1968 Combat Lancer F-111As over Southeast Asia in 1968. Project Combat Lancer was the combat testing of six USAF F-111A swing-wing fighter-bombers. F-111A #66-0022 disappeared on 28 March, #66-0017 disappeared on 30 March and #66-0024 crashed on 22 April and this halted combat operations and all aircraft were returned to the ...

  6. Sơn Trà Mountain - Wikipedia

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    19 February 1968: a CH-53A #65-055 of HMH-463 crashed into the mountain killing all 13 personnel on board. [9] 24 March 1968: an F-8 Crusader Bu 150306 from VF-53 crashed into the side of the mountain, the pilot ejected successfully and the rear fuselage of the jet which embedded in the mountain became a popular photo opportunity for military ...

  7. Operation Utah Mesa - Wikipedia

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    The operation began on 12 June with the 1/9 Marines landed by helicopter at Landing Zone Bison and Hill 950, while the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment was landed at Firebase Quantico (); both battalions were to sweep west towards

  8. Photos show the wreckage of a 1968 plane crash unearthed by ...

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    On August 4, debris from a plane crash was found on the Aletsch glacier by a mountain guide, according to local authorities. Local police said in a statement that their investigation determined ...

  9. Tet offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh - Wikipedia

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    By 1968 the Bien Hoa-Long Binh complex was the largest US/South Vietnamese military base in South Vietnam.Bien Hoa Air Base was the largest air base in the country, home to over 500 United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) aircraft, while Long Binh Post was the US Army's largest logistics base, headquarters of United States Army Vietnam (USARV), the II Field ...