Vietnam

[berto]

On This Day

12 March, 1963

Colonel Wilbur Wilson reported that the promising Buon Enao Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) project was in danger. The South Vietnamese government was confiscating weapons from the Montagnard self-defense forces created and armed by the CIA in Buon Enao. He said that "the effectiveness of the Buon Enao concept will decrease sharply throughout all the highlands" and "VC incidents will increase rapidly once the VC learn that...food, manpower, and freedom of movement can be obtained without combat." MACV did not respond positively to the concern and continued shifting United States Special Forces soldiers away from pacification projects, also called hearts and minds programs, such as Buon Enao into purely military operations against the VC. By the end of 1963, Darlac Province where Buon Enao was located had "one of the highest rates of Communist activity in the country."

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

New Operations today in 1966:

None.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

13 March, 1954

The climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu began. The French garrison was surrounded by the Viet Minh commanded by Võ Nguyên Giáp. During the nearly two-month course of the siege, a total of about 20,000 soldiers in the French army defended themselves against 49,500 Viet Minh fighters. On May 7, the garrison was overrun, and most of the French forces surrendered.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

New Operations today in 1966:

13 Mar.
Operation TOLEDO, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security in III CTZ

13-15 Mar.
Operation TAMPA, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security in III CTZ

13-17 Mar.
Operation SALEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

14 March, 1961

The just launched Operation Millpond was an American covert operation designed to introduce air power into the Laotian Civil War. A force of 16 B-26s, 16 Sikorsky H-34s, and other military materiel was hurriedly shipped in from Okinawa and held ready to operate from the Kingdom of Thailand. After this hasty preparation for bombing in Laos, the debacle at the Bay of Pigs Invasion resulted in the cancellation of Millpond in August 1961. The B-26s were returned to Okinawa. However, the precedent had been set for covert Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored air operations in Laos.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

13-15 Mar.
Operation TAMPA, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security in III CTZ

13-17 Mar.
Operation SALEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ

New Operations today in 1966:

14-19 Mar.
Operation HONOLULU/AN DAN 42-66, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 25th ARVN Division search and destroy vicinity of Cu Chi.

14-21 Mar.
Operation BUCHANAN/WYATT EARP/KAMEHAMEHA IV, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and 2/35 (25th Infantry) security along Highway 19.

14-30 Mar.
Operation GOLDEN FLEECE II, 1/3 Marines rice security operation around Le My.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

15 March, 1964

In what one historian would describe as "the earliest expression" of "antiwar feeling among American college students" in response to the war, students at Yale University concluded a three-day long conference on socialism that included members of the new Students for a Democratic Society and launched the "May 2nd Movement" (M2M), and adjourned with plans for an antiwar demonstration in New York City for May 2, 1964.

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[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam!

Today's # 1 song in the UK on 3/15/65

Well I told you once and I told you twice
But ya never listen to my advice
You don't try very hard to please me
With what you know it should be easy

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know, oh no, oh no

Well, I'm sorry girl but I can't stay
Feelin' like I do today
It's too much pain and too much sorrow
Guess I'll feel the same tomorrow

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know, oh no, oh no

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know, oh no, oh no

Well I told you once and I told you twice
That someone will have to pay the price
But here's a chance to change your mind
'Cause I'll be gone a long, long time

Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know, oh no, oh no

Last time baby
To say no more
Baby I don't know
Well I don't know
Well, I don't know
I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know
Well, I don't know

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

13-17 Mar.
Operation SALEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ

14-19 Mar.
Operation HONOLULU/AN DAN 42-66, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 25th ARVN Division search and destroy vicinity of Cu Chi.

14-21 Mar.
Operation BUCHANAN/WYATT EARP/KAMEHAMEHA IV, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and 2/35 (25th Infantry) security along Highway 19.

14-30 Mar.
Operation GOLDEN FLEECE II, 1/3 Marines rice security operation around Le My.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

Other:

15 Mar.
II Field Force Vietnam activated at Bien Hoa under MG Jonathan O. Seaman, USA. Field Force Vietnam redesignated I Field Force Vietnam, remains at Nha Trang under MG Stanley R. Larsen, USA.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam!

Today's number one song on March 16th 1967 is...


Penny Lane, there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say, "Hello"

On the corner is a banker with a motorcar
And little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a Mac in the pouring rain
Very strange

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
Wet beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit and meanwhile back in

Penny Lane, there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It's a clean machine

Penny Lane, is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back

Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway

Penny Lane, the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then, the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain
Very strange

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit and meanwhile back

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane

[berto]

On This Day

16 March, 1964

Secretary of Defense McNamara wrote a memo to President Johnson after returning from his most recent visit to South Vietnam. McNamara said that up to 40 percent of South Vietnam was now controlled by the VC, the Khánh government was ineffective, the South Vietnamese apathetic and the Americans in South Vietnam frustrated. He recommended that the U.S. finance a 50,000 man increase in the size of the ARVN. He also recommended that the United States Air Force (USAF) be prepared to initiate bombing of North Vietnam. Johnson approved the plan and directed its implementation.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

13-17 Mar.
Operation SALEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ

14-19 Mar.
Operation HONOLULU/AN DAN 42-66, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 25th ARVN Division search and destroy vicinity of Cu Chi.

14-21 Mar.
Operation BUCHANAN/WYATT EARP/KAMEHAMEHA IV, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and 2/35 (25th Infantry) security along Highway 19.

14-30 Mar.
Operation GOLDEN FLEECE II, 1/3 Marines rice security operation around Le My.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

17 March, 1964

What would become known as the "domino theory" became the basis for American policy on Vietnam, after President Johnson approved National Security Action Memorandum 288 and the recommendations made to him by Secretary of Defense McNamara. "We seek an independent non-Communist South Vietnam," McNamara wrote, adding that "unless we can achieve this objective ... almost all of Southeast Asia will probably fall under Communist dominance", starting with South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, followed by Burma and Malaysia. "Thailand might hold for a period with our help, but would be under grave pressure. Even the Philippines would become shaky and the threat to India to the west, Australia and New Zealand to the south and Taiwan, Korea, and Japan to the north and east would be greatly increased."

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[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam

In 1964 the top selling car in the US was the 1964 Ford Mustang!

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

21 Feb.-25 Mar.
Operation HARRISON begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy operations in Phu Yen Province, especially between Tuy An and Tuy Hoa.

26 Feb.-22 Mar.
Operation PHOENIX, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy 5km W of Tan Uyen, Bien Hoa Province.

4-25 Mar.
Operation GARFIELD phase II begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14 and 1/35) will move to Buon Brieng AF and conduct search and destroy operations in the direction of the Chu Amung Massif

7-23 Mar.
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173d Airborne Brigade will start Operation SILVER CITY/6-66 along the Song Be between Phuoc Vinh and Xom Cat in the western part of War Zone D to destroy the enemy's Military Region 1 Headquarters.

7-28 Mar.
Operation JIM BOWIE begins. The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7 and 1/9 Cav will mount a search and destroy operation to clear the area around An Khe, both in the Song Ba Valley northwest of Kannack and in the Song Con Valley north of Vinh Thanh

13-17 Mar.
Operation SALEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ

14-19 Mar.
Operation HONOLULU/AN DAN 42-66, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 25th ARVN Division search and destroy vicinity of Cu Chi.

14-21 Mar.
Operation BUCHANAN/WYATT EARP/KAMEHAMEHA IV, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and 2/35 (25th Infantry) security along Highway 19.

14-30 Mar.
Operation GOLDEN FLEECE II, 1/3 Marines rice security operation around Le My.

New Operations today in 1966:


17-18 Mar.
Operation WHEATON, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy in III CTZ