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  2. 1st Battalion, 9th Marines - Wikipedia

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    During the Vietnam War, the unit earned the name "The Walking Dead" for its high casualty rate. [3] The battalion endured the longest sustained combat and suffered the highest killed in action (KIA) rate in Marine Corps history, especially during the Battle of July Two. The battalion was engaged in combat for 47 months and 7 days, from 15 June ...

  3. The Walking Dead (1995 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Walking Dead is a 1995 war film written and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II and starring Allen Payne, Joe Morton and Eddie Griffin. The film depicts the lives of five Marines who are all assigned to rescue a group of POW during the Vietnam War in 1972. It opened to poor reviews and low box office receipts.

  4. Operation Buffalo (1967) - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines - Wikipedia

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    The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment.

  6. List of Vietnam War films - Wikipedia

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    Title character serves in Vietnam. 1995 US The Walking Dead: Preston A. Whitmore II: In the waning days of the war, a group of Marines are sent to rescue US POWs. 1995 US Operation Dumbo Drop: Simon Wincer: Green Berets bribe Vietnamese villagers with an elephant. 1995 US Dead Presidents: Albert Hughes: Characters serve in Vietnam. 1998 Puerto Rico

  7. Murder victim found dead in Florida in 1980 finally ... - AOL

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    While the victim has finally been identified, the case still remains in development as mystery shrouds how he was murderd

  8. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnam War, was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, DRV or North Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam), which eventually involved their respective allies. In 1959, the United States sent military advisors to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). By 1965, there were 25,000 military ...

  9. Six people dead after Vietnam-era helicopter featured in ‘Die ...

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    A helicopter used during the Vietnam War — in addition to being featured in flicks like “Die Hard” and “Baywatch” — crashed in West Virginia, killing all six people onboard.