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Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi , the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.
At this time control of the battle passed to Major general Keith L. Ware and his Hurricane Forward tactical headquarters at Camp Lê Văn Duyệt which assumed tactical control of all U.S. units within the Saigon Capital Military District. [1]: 346 US armored vehicles at Phu Tho Racetrack, 9 February 1968
Jan 1 – Feb 1973: Operation Igloo White [3]: 83–302 [4] USAF electronic warfare program to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail: Ho Chi Minh Trail: Jan 1 – Mar 1 1973: Operation Clearwater [1] US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways: I Corps: Jan 5 – 25: Operation Sultan (1968) [1]
Operation Sherman Peak [1] [6] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation: north of the A Shau Valley, Quảng Trị Province: 1: Jan 31 – Feb 8: Operation Wayne Arrow [1] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Bình Định Province: Jan 31 – Feb 12: Operation Hancock ...
Jan 1 – 18: Operation Jefferson: A combined ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and paratroops of ARVN 47th Regiment search and destroy operation: Phú Yên Province: Jan 1 – 20: Operation Matador III [1] 1/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation along the Cambodian border: Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces: Jan 3 – 4: Operation War Bonnet [1]
Tai chi is a yoga-like practice that involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind and controlled breathing, per the U.S. National Center for ...
The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
The 5/60th Infantry commander Lieutenant Colonel William B. Steele deployed two of his companies in the paddyfields to the north and east of Cudgel with Company C at the firebase to protect Batteries C and D 2/4th Artillery and his reconnaissance platoon on the southern side of Ong Tai Creek accessible only by a narrow footbridge. [1]: 132