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In 1970, the Office of Air Force History published a then "top secret", but now declassified, 106-page report, titled The Air Force in Southeast Asia: Toward a Bombing Halt, 1968. Journalist Richard Ehrlich writes that according to the report, "in late January, General Westmoreland had warned that if the situation near the DMZ and at Khe Sanh ...
March – November 1968 Combat Lancer F-111As over Southeast Asia in 1968. Project Combat Lancer was the combat testing of six USAF F-111A swing-wing fighter-bombers. F-111A #66-0022 disappeared on 28 March, #66-0017 disappeared on 30 March and #66-0024 crashed on 22 April and this halted combat operations and all aircraft were returned to the ...
between Nui Thia Vai mountain and Nui Dinh mountain: 2: Jun 18 – Jul 1: Operation Harmon Green [1] 1st and 3rd Battalions, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation: Binh Tuy, Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Duc Provinces: Jun 19 – 29: Operation Norfolk Victory II [1]
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
The study came up with a most likely Vietnamese death toll of 882,000, which included 655,000 adult males (above 15 years of age), 143,000 adult females, and 84,000 children. Those totals include only Vietnamese deaths, and do not include American and other allied military deaths which amounted to about 64,000.
On August 4, debris from a plane crash was found on the Aletsch glacier by a mountain guide, according to local authorities. Local police said in a statement that their investigation determined ...
Presumptive finding of death [3] until 8 June 2015 when he was accounted for [16] January 9: Ramos, Rainier S: Warrant Officer: US Army: 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province: Pilot of UH-1C gunship #66-00745 hit by enemy fire, crashed and burned [17] Presumptive finding of death [3] until 8 June 2015 when he ...