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Mar 1 – Aug 14: Operation Kentucky Jumper [1] 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division clear and search operation: Thừa Thiên Province: 317: 61 Mar 4 – 25: Operation Darby Crest II [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search: Bình Định Province: Mar 6: Operation Stingray I [1]
For the 2012 model, the Soul received two new transmissions and a new engine: 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmissions replaced the old choices, and the new 2.0-liter Nu engine replacing the old Beta engine; the 1.6-liter Gamma engine remained as the base model choice. The Gamma 1.6 gets a new dual variable valve timing 95 kW (128 hp ...
The operation commenced on 1 March 1969 centered in an area 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Huế. [2]: 15 On 12 March at approximately 17:00, troops from the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division air assaulted into an area 12 miles southwest of Huế and immediately made contact receiving small arms, automatic weapons and Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fire from an estimated PAVN company.
Operation Menu was the codename of a covert United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 until 26 May 1970. The supposed targets of these attacks were PAVN/VC sanctuaries and base areas used for resupply, training, and resting between campaigns across the border in ...
Shortly before Johnson approved the sustained Operation Rolling Thunder plan on 13 March, the Da Nang security force arrived on 8 March. in response to Westmoreland's request of 22 February reflecting a concern with VC forces massing near the Marine air base at Da Nang, 3500 Marine ground troops arrived, the first U.S. large ground combat unit ...
The number of Americans killed in action in the Vietnam War was reported by the U.S. Department of Defense to have been 32,376 as of the week that ended on March 1, soon to surpass the 33,629 U.S. deaths in the Korean War. [32] (According to the Coffelt Database of Vietnam Casualties, 1,318 servicemen would die in the 20 days that followed; the ...
Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.
South Vietnam March 11–12, 1966 Helicopter commander Ricardo C. Binns: Marine Corps Corporal Hill 488, Quảng Tín Province Jun 15–16, 1966 Despite being wounded in both legs, he directed the fire of seven Marines in his scout team to repulse an NVA battalion throughout the night. William C. Bird Marine Corps Private First Class