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Operation Popeye / Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967–1972.
July 17, 2010 — Tropical Storm Conson (Bão số 1) brought heavy rainfall over the northern half of Vietnam, with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain falling in Nam Định. August 24, 2010 — Tropical Storm Mindulle (Bão số 3) brought widespread flooding, with at least 10 people bring killed and losses reaching ₫850 billion (US$43.3 million). [19]
[21]: 22 By 10:30 all of Air America's fixed-wing aircraft had departed Tan Son Nhut, evacuating all non-essential personnel and as many Vietnamese evacuees as they could carry and headed for Thailand. [21]: 21 At some point during the morning RVNAF personnel took five ICCS UH-1H Hueys and one Air America Bell 204 from the Air America ramp.
Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country's north, killing at least 152 ...
On 31 October at 10:30, a unit of the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, engaged an enemy platoon in fortified positions 8 miles (13 km) east of Katum, supported by artillery, helicopter gunships and airstrikes. The enemy withdrew at 15:30 leaving 42 dead. At 21:30 eight 107/122 mm rockets hit Saigon killing two civilians. [9]: 41–6
The lyrics of "Goodnight Saigon" are about Marines in battle bonding together, fighting their fears and trying to figure out how to survive. [1] The singer, a Marine, sings of "we" rather than "I", emphasizing that the Marines are all in the situation together. [1] In the bridge, Joel sings of the darkness and the fear it induced in the Marines ...
Some areas in Northern Vietnam received heavy rainfall, such as 16.18 in (411 mm) in Yên Bái and 14.76 in (375 mm) in Quảng Ninh on 16 October. [ 24 ] [ 21 ] The storm caused 2 deaths and 1 missing in Northern Vietnam.
After the song's unexpected, rapid climb to the top of the UK Singles Chart, Chrysalis asked Vietnam Requiem directors Jonas McCord and Bill Couturié to rush a video into production. [12] Due to the lack of a band able to perform the song, the video was primarily composed of clips from the Vietnam Requiem documentary, edited together by Ken ...