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Marines build an ammunition bunker at Con Thien, January 1968 Marines from 1st Battalion, 4th Marines build a fighting bunker, Con Thien, January 1968 2/4 Marines patrol with a tank south of Con Thien, 9 February 1968. 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines took over the defense of Con Thien in mid-December. During the Christmas truce period the Battalion ...
On 22 May a unit from the 320th ran into a Company from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines between Con Thien and Gio Linh and was caught in the open by Marine artillery and air support. [ 6 ] : 308 East of Con Thien the 1st Battalion 4th Marines encountered another PAVN unit setting off a two-day battle as the PAVN tried to escape back through the DMZ ...
On 22 May a unit from the 320th ran into a Company from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines between Con Thien and Gio Linh and was caught in the open by Marine artillery and air support. [ 4 ] : 308 East of Con Thien the 1st Battalion 4th Marines encountered another PAVN unit setting off a two-day battle as the PAVN tried to escape back through the DMZ ...
3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Regiment reconnaissance in force operation: vicinity of Con Thien, Quảng Trị Province: 571: 21 Mar 23 – Apr 7: Operation Clarksville [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operation: Biên Hòa Province: Mar 25: Operation Cane Field [1] 1/1 Cavalry clear and ...
On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines made their way up north on Highway 561 and secured a crossroad as their first objective. As they went further north between Gia Binh and An Kha, near a place called "The Market Place" (), they made contact with the elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 90th Regiment when sniper fire began to break
PAVN artillery begins bombarding Con Thien with a peak of 1,200 rounds hitting the base on 25 September. [9]: 135–9 CBS News broadcast the first footage of the bombardment on 11 September 1967. [87] TIME featured the story on the cover of its 6 October 1967 issue. [88] David Douglas Duncan's photos of the Marines at Con Thien were featured in ...
Camp Carroll (also known as Artillery Plateau, Firebase Tan Lam and Hill 241) was a United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) artillery base during the Vietnam War. It was located 8 km southwest of Cam Lộ , Quang Tri Province .
On 22 May a unit from the Division ran into a company from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines between Con Thien and Gio Linh and was caught in the open by Marine artillery and air support. [ 3 ] : 308 East of Con Thien the 1st Battalion 4th Marines encountered another PAVN unit setting off a two-day battle as the PAVN tried to escape back through the ...