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In addition a LCU/YFU offloading facility operated by the Naval Support Activity Detachment, Dong Ha was developed to receive supplies ferried from the Cửa Việt Base. [2]: 198 On 12 April 1967 the 9th Marines moved their headquarters to Đông Hà. [3]: 20 On the night of 27/8 April the base was hit by more than 50 PAVN 140mm rockets.
The North Vietnamese army captured the town on 28 April 1972, and it was never regained by the South Vietnamese. Tourists come to Đông Hà nowadays, especially ex-servicemen from the U.S. and Vietnam, who nearly always include a DMZ tour in their programs. The contemporary Vietnamese singer Như Quỳnh was born in Đông Hà in 1970.
Battle of Dai Do, 30 April - 3 May 1968. In late April, four People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Battalions, including two from the 320th Division, infiltrated past the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 2nd Regiment to occupy the area around Dai Do 2.5 km northeast of Đông Hà
More than 150 140mm rockets hit Dong Ha Combat Base killing 11 Marines and wounding 91. [9]: 24 18–28 May A 9th Regiment Marine mourns the loss of a friend during Operation Hickory. Operation Hickory was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Marine Division in Leatherneck Square. The operation resulted in 362 PAVN and 142 ...
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US Navy and Royal Australian Navy interdiction of sea lines of communication and supply from North Vietnam to South Vietnam: 5 Oct 29 – Dec 24: Operation Pawnee III [1] [5]: 224 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Oct 30 – 31: Operation Bundaberg [1] [4]
Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, with winds of up to 203 km/h (126 mph), has killed more than 60 people since it made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday Image credits: Ho1Quyet Image ...
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment land clearing operation ambushed by the VC 275th Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the VC Dong Hai Regiment: along Route 20 from Gia Tan to the La Nga River: 96: 14 Jul 24 – 25: Operation Tiger Concordia VIII [1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation: Long An ...