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Operation Dewey Canyon. Operation Dewey Canyon was the last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. It took place from 22 January through 18 March 1969 and involved a sweep of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)–dominated A Shau and Song Đa Krông Valleys by the 9th Marine Regiment. Based on intelligence and ...
Operation Dewey Canyon III, where "800 Vietnam Veterans [Threw] War Medals on Capitol Steps Into a Pile Marked Trash", 1972. This peaceful anti-war protest organized by VVAW was named after two short military invasions of Laos by US and South Vietnamese forces. Dubbed "Operation Dewey Canyon III", it took place in Washington, D.C., April 19 ...
Vietnam Veterans Protest the War During Operation Dewey Canyon III. The medal throwing was the culminating event of six days of protests which started on April 18 as the first of over two thousand veterans arrived in Washington, DC. The whole six days came to be called Operation Dewey Canyon III by the veterans—a name intended to draw ...
Operation Lam Son 719. Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. The campaign was carried out by the armed forces of South Vietnam ...
The huge cargo transport helicopter is supporting fire bases in Operation Dewey Canyon (official USMC photo by Sergeant David Butler)." From the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections, Quantico, Virginia OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH: Source: CH-53 Helicopter Delivers Supplies, 1969: Author
The U.S. 3rd Marine Division launched Operation Dewey Canyon to attack People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base areas in the A Shau and Song Đa Krông Valleys of Quảng Trị Province. The operation results in 1,617 PAVN killed while 130 Marines were killed. [6]: 50 29-30 January
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On February 22, 1969, during Operation Dewey Canyon in Quang Tri Province, he was wounded twice. He was wounded the first time in the shoulder when his company was attacked by a large enemy force. A first lieutenant at the time, Fox then personally neutralized one enemy emplacement and directed his company to destroy the enemy.