Vietnam

jbmoore68 · Post by **jbmoore68** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:00 am

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

berto · Post by **berto** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:03 am

On This Day

19 December, 1964

A Cambodian diplomat in Hanoi reported that "Anti-aircraft guns have been positioned on rooftops, and people are busy digging trenches in the streets." Author Pierre Asselin later said, "Although Americans did not know it at the time, the Vietnam War had begun."

Zovs · Post by **Zovs** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:15 pm

Good morning Vietnam!

The number one song of 1964!

Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh, please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
You'll let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I feel that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

The Beatles

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:15 pm

Ongoing operations today in 1965:

8-19 Dec.
Operation MATADOR begins. The 1st Cavalry will join the 42nd ARVN regiment and conduct a search and destroy operation to reopen QL-14 between Kontum and Pleiku.

8-20 Dec.
Operation HARVEST MOON initiated. The ARVN 1/5, 1/6 and 11th BDQ Bns will launch a search and destroy operation in the Que Son Valley from Thang Binh to Que Son. Task Force DELTA (SLF 2/1, 3/3, 2/7, 2/9 Marines) will stand ready to reinforce if needed.

10-22 Dec.
Operation QUICK KICK, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces.

14 Dec. 65-17 Jan.66
Operation VIPER II, 2/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Bien Hoa Province

17-20 Dec.
Operation SCALPING MUSTANG, 1/8 (1st Cavalry) search and destroy in Binh Dinh Province.

17-21 Dec.
Operation CLEAN HOUSE I begins. The 1/8, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cavalry) and elements of the ROK Tiger Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in the Suoi Ca Valley of Binh Dinh Province.

17-23 Dec.
Operation SMASH I&II is launched. The 173d Airborne Brigade, 1 RAR and the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in an area 23 km southwest of Xuan Loc and west of the Courtenay rubber plantation, between Route 2 and the more distant Route 15 to the west.

New Operations today in 1965:

19-20 Dec.
Operation JINGLE BELLS, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Binh Duong Province.

Boonierat1972 · Post by **Boonierat1972** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:09 am

Hmm that chronology rings a bell Jason!!

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:28 am

Because it's YOURS!! *laughs*

It's exceptionally useful!

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:33 am

Re: Vietnam
Post by Jason Petho » November 22nd, 2022, 7:27 am

According to the VCO from Stephane, today in 1965 in Vietnam:

jbmoore68 · Post by **jbmoore68** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:58 am

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

Zovs · Post by **Zovs** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:25 am

Good morning Vietnam!

Coming in at number two in the Country Charts...

I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
If I were walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends are worried about me, I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here, I'm havin' quite a time

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright
Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light
And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

Don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

berto · Post by **berto** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:11 pm

On This Day

20 December, 1964

Junta leader General Khánh led a group of military officers called the "Young Turks" in a coup. They dissolved the civilian High National Council, arrested a number of military officers and civilian officials, and created an Armed Forces Council. Hương remained as Prime Minister. Ambassador Taylor was outraged by the coup, berating Khánh and the Young Turks who, he said, had acted "without consulting with U.S. representatives and in disregarding our advice on important matters."

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:02 pm

Ongoing operations today in 1965:

8-20 Dec.
Operation HARVEST MOON initiated. The ARVN 1/5, 1/6 and 11th BDQ Bns will launch a search and destroy operation in the Que Son Valley from Thang Binh to Que Son. Task Force DELTA (SLF 2/1, 3/3, 2/7, 2/9 Marines) will stand ready to reinforce if needed.

10-22 Dec.
Operation QUICK KICK, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces.

14 Dec. 65-17 Jan.66
Operation VIPER II, 2/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Bien Hoa Province

17-20 Dec.
Operation SCALPING MUSTANG, 1/8 (1st Cavalry) search and destroy in Binh Dinh Province.

17-21 Dec.
Operation CLEAN HOUSE I begins. The 1/8, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cavalry) and elements of the ROK Tiger Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in the Suoi Ca Valley of Binh Dinh Province.

17-23 Dec.
Operation SMASH I&II is launched. The 173d Airborne Brigade, 1 RAR and the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in an area 23 km southwest of Xuan Loc and west of the Courtenay rubber plantation, between Route 2 and the more distant Route 15 to the west.

19-20 Dec.
Operation JINGLE BELLS, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Binh Duong Province.

New Operations today in 1965:

None.

jbmoore68 · Post by **jbmoore68** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:15 am

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

berto · Post by **berto** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:00 pm

On This Day

21 December, 1963

John McCone Director of the CIA said, "It is abundantly clear that statistics received over the last year or more from the GVN [Government of Vietnam] officials and reported by the US mission on which we gauged the trend of the war were grossly in error."

Secretary of Defense McNamara said in a report to the President that, "Current trends [in South Vietnam], unless reversed in the next 2–3 months, will lead to neutralization at best and more likely to a Communist-controlled state." He said that the U.S. must "give the Viet Cong and their supporters early and unmistakable signals that their success is a transitory thing."

Zovs · Post by **Zovs** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:56 pm

Good morning Vietnam!

Coming in at number three in the country charts in 1963, this man needs no introduction, the man dressed in black...

Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire
The ring of fire, the ring of fire...

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:51 pm

Ongoing operations today in 1965:

10-22 Dec.
Operation QUICK KICK, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces.

14 Dec. 65-17 Jan.66
Operation VIPER II, 2/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Bien Hoa Province

17-21 Dec.
Operation CLEAN HOUSE I begins. The 1/8, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cavalry) and elements of the ROK Tiger Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in the Suoi Ca Valley of Binh Dinh Province.

17-23 Dec.
Operation SMASH I&II is launched. The 173d Airborne Brigade, 1 RAR and the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in an area 23 km southwest of Xuan Loc and west of the Courtenay rubber plantation, between Route 2 and the more distant Route 15 to the west.

New Operations today in 1965:

None.

jbmoore68 · Post by **jbmoore68** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:00 am

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

berto · Post by **berto** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:39 pm

On This Day

22 December, 1964

In an address over military radio, Khánh said, "We make sacrifices for the country's independence and the Vietnamese people's liberty, but not to carry out the policy of any foreign country." He said it was "better to live poor but proud as free citizens of an independent country rather than in ease and shame as slaves of the foreigners and Communists." Khánh pledged support for both Hương and Suu's civilian rule, and condemned colonialism in a thinly veiled reference to the US.

Jason Petho · Post by **Jason Petho** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:56 pm

Ongoing operations today in 1965:

10-22 Dec.
Operation QUICK KICK, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces.

14 Dec. 65-17 Jan.66
Operation VIPER II, 2/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in Bien Hoa Province

17-23 Dec.
Operation SMASH I&II is launched. The 173d Airborne Brigade, 1 RAR and the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation in an area 23 km southwest of Xuan Loc and west of the Courtenay rubber plantation, between Route 2 and the more distant Route 15 to the west.

New Operations today in 1965:

22-26 Dec.
Operation CLEAN HOUSE II. 1/8, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cav Div), elements of the ROK Tiger Division continuation of CLEAN HOUSE I, Soui Ca Valley, Binh Dinh Province.

jbmoore68 · Post by **jbmoore68** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:11 am

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

berto · Post by **berto** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:37 pm

On This Day

23 December, 1964

In an exclusive interview with Beverly Deepe published in the New York Herald Tribune on December 23, Khánh said "if Taylor did not act more intelligently, Southeast Asia would be lost" and added that Taylor's "attitude during the last 48 hours—as far as my small head is concerned—has been beyond imagination". Justifying the removal of the HNC, Khánh said they were "exploited by counter-revolutionary elements who placed partisan considerations above the homeland's sacred interest."

In the evening, Khánh convinced his fellow officers to join him in lobbying Hương to declare Taylor persona non grata and expel him from South Vietnam. However, someone in the junta was a CIA informant and reported the incident, allowing American officials to individually lobby the officers to change their stance. At the same time, the Americans informed Hương if Taylor was expelled, US funding would stop. The next day, the generals changed their mind and when they met Hương at his office, only asked him to formally denounce Taylor's behavior in his meetings with Khánh and his quartet and to "take appropriate measures to preserve the honor of all the Vietnamese armed forces and to keep national prestige intact".