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The United States, South Vietnam and their other allies in the Vietnam War agreed to a proposal from the VC and North Vietnam for three ceasefires to coincide with holidays. All fighting would halt from 07:00 24 December, until 07:00 on 26 December, as well as from the morning of New Year's Eve until the morning of 2 January 1967.
On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. [5] In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" began operations increasing NSA's supply capability. [4]: 2 [2] In August 1967, the headquarters of NSA Danang was moved from downtown Danang to Camp Tien Sha. [4]: 33 Tien Sha Ramp, February 1969
The Da Nang area, with Hill 55 indicated in red Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir ) is a hill 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Da Nang , Quảng Nam Province , Vietnam. The hill is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the confluence of the Yen, Ai Nghia, and La Tho Rivers and was a United States Marine Corps base during ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2024. 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 ...
On 26 June 1966 III MAF headquarters was moved to a compound on the Tiensha Peninsula on the east side of the Hàn River opposite Danang. [2] [1]: 56 The base was named Camp Horn after Colonel Charles Horn, a III MAF engineer who drowned following a Vietcong (VC) attack on the Nam-O bridge on 13 April 1967. [2] [3]
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-5A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-10A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OB (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
around Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province: 67 – 72: Operation Dump Truck [1] Use of anti-personnel mines as part of Operation Igloo White: 67 – 72: Operation Phoenix [2] CIA-organized campaign against Vietcong cadres: across South Vietnam: Jan: Operation Garden City [1] [3] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation: near Dong Tam, Long An ...