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  2. Battle of Khe Sanh - Wikipedia

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    In March 1968, a combined Marine–Army/ARVN task force launched an overland relief expedition (Operation Pegasus) that eventually broke through to the Marines at Khe Sanh. American commanders considered the defense of Khe Sanh a success, but shortly after the siege was lifted, decided to dismantle the base rather than risk similar battles in ...

  3. 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines - Wikipedia

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    From 21 January 1968 the 26th Marines were under siege at Khe Sanh until the conclusion of Operation Pegasus on 14 April 1968 and were replaced by the 1st Marines on 15 April 1968 with the battalion flying to Quang Tri Combat Base.

  4. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1968)

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    Operation Pegasus/Operation Lam Son 207 [1] [7]: 283–9 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 2nd Division resupply and relief operations along Route 9 to U.S. Marines besieged at Khe Sanh Combat Base

  5. Vandegrift Combat Base - Wikipedia

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    LZ Stud was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division on Route 9 in early 1968 to support Operation Pegasus, the relief of Khe Sanh Combat Base. [1] On 14 March engineer construction began on a 150 feet (46 m) x 2,500 feet (760 m) airstrip and a logistical complex at LZ Stud.

  6. 1968 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides. At the end of January, the PAVN and VC launched the Tet Offensive.

  7. Landing Zone Peanuts - Wikipedia

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    It was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Pegasus, the relief of Khe Sanh. Companies A and B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment and Company A, 1st Battalion, 77th Artillery Regiment were located at the base in early May 1968. On 4 May the base came under 120 mm mortar and 122 mm rocket fire.

  8. Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP) (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In March 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division and Company E moved west to LZ Stud, the staging area for Operation Pegasus to break the siege at Khe Sanh. All three brigades participated in this vast airmobile operation, along with a Marine armor thrust from Ca Lu along Route 9. The 1st Cavalry Division deployed Company E long-range reconnaissance ...

  9. List of Vietnam War games - Wikipedia

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    Operation Pegasus: 1980: Task Force Games: A game simulating the campaign to break the siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War in 1968. Defiance: The Battle of Xuan Loc: 1980: Swedish Game Production: A simulation of The Battle of Xuan Loc (11 April 1975). No Trumpets No Drums: 1982: World Wide Wargames