Vietnam

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam!

Today's number one song on July 6th 1965 is...

I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

When I'm driving in my car
When a man come on the radio
He's telling me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination

I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

When I'm watchin' my TV
And a man comes on and tells me
How white my shirts can be
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me

I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no girl reaction
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

When I'm ridin' 'round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me
Baby, better come back maybe next week
Can't you see I'm on a losing streak?
I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
That's what I say
I can't get no, I can't get no
I can't get no satisfaction, no satisfaction
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
I can't get no

[berto]

On This Day

6 July, 1966

The Hanoi March was conducted, with 52 U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) forced to walk for 2 miles (3.2 km) through the streets of Hanoi to be shown off before tens of thousands of North Vietnamese civilians. The action came in the wake of the bombing raids near Hanoi a week earlier. The POWs were chained in pairs, and were paraded along Tràng Tiền Street, and then along Hàng Bông and Nguyễn Thái Học streets in front of an increasingly angry mob. Over the next hour, many of the men were beaten by civilians as the planned event went out of control. The group finally reached the relative safety of the Hàng Đây Stadium, before being returned to their prison camps.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

23 Jun.-8 Jul.
Operation YORKTOWN, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy SE of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

1-6 Jul.
Operation: HOLT/LAM SON 286 Location: Co Bi, Thanh Tan, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 4th Marines. Task organization: 3/4 Marines, 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: D802 Bn, 6th PAVN Regiment. Execution: The Marines attempted to finish off the D802 Bn following Operation JAY bu

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11
Jul. Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

New Operations today in 1966:

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

7 July, 1967

Nguyễn Chí Thanh was a General in the North Vietnamese Vietnam People's Army and former North Vietnamese politician. Nguyễn Chí Thanh was born in Thừa Thiên Province in Central Vietnam to a peasant family. His original name was Nguyễn Văn Vịnh. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in the mid-1930s and apparently spent most of the Second World War in a French prison. He worked for the Party in Central Vietnam until his rise to the Politburo in 1951. During the First Indochina War Thanh was made a general of the People's Army of Vietnam. From 1965 until his death he served as the leading strategist and military commander of COSVN, the southern headquarters of communist military and political operations within the Republic of Vietnam.

In 1967, he presented plans for what was to become the Tet Offensive to the Politburo. The North Vietnamese politburo approved plans for the general offensive and uprising to be mounted in South Vietnam in 1968.

On July 6 1967, Thanh [at right, second photo] died in Hanoi from a heart attack, wounds suffered in an air raid, else poisoning by allies of Võ Nguyên Giáp [at left, second photo] as part of an internal coup against Thanh's ally, party leader Lê Duẩn.

In the aftermath of Thanh's death, the party purged dozens of senior members who held more moderate positions in contrast to the more belligerent stance of Lê Duẩn and his allies. Phạm Hùng, another close ally of Lê Duẩn, was appointed to replace Thanh as head of COSVN.

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[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam!

Today's number one song on July 7th 1967 is...

Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Callin' a name that's lighter than air?
Who's bendin' down to give me a rainbow?
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (Above the clouds)
Above the clouds (Above the clouds)

And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds (Above the clouds)
Above the clouds (Above the clouds)

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

Who's trippin' down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy...

[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

23 Jun.-8 Jul.
Operation YORKTOWN, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy SE of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.


2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11
Jul. Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

New Operations today in 1966:

7 Jul.
MiG-21s attack US jets 25 miles northeast of Hanoi, firing air-to-air missiles for first time but with no hits.

7 Jul.
The enemy attacks Binh Thuy airbase in Phong Dinh Province with estimated 40 rounds of mortar fire (1 US KIA, 4 US WIA, 1 H-43 destroyed, 1 H-43 and 1 C-47 damaged, 2 vehicles and various installations damaged).

7 Jul.
USN A-4s and F-8s strike the Haiphong POL storage area two miles northwest of Haiphong. Pilots report four POL tank destroyed and four probably destroyed.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

8 July, 1964

Thant, known honorifically as U Thant, was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.

At a press conference on this date in 1964, U Thant said that "the only sensible solution" to the war in South Vietnam was to reconvene the Geneva Conference of 1954 to negotiate peace in Southeast Asia. The U.S. rejected his proposal. President Johnson later said, "We do not believe in conferences called to ratify terror."

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

23 Jun.-8 Jul.
Operation YORKTOWN, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy SE of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11
Jul. Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

New Operations today in 1966:

8-12 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 243
Location: Ban Me Thuot, Buon Ho, Mewal Plantation, Darlac Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/45, 3/45 ARVN Bns. Execution: the operation took place south of the east-west grid line AQ 30 between the Mewal Plantation and Buon Ho in coordination with HENRY CLAY. Results: 107 enemy killed, 4 detained, 17 ARVN KIA, 39 ARVN WIA.

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

[jbmoore68]

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[berto]

On This Day

9 July, 1965

The Junk Force (Vietnamese: Lực Lượng Hải Thuyền), officially the Coastal Force, was a naval security unit of the Republic of Vietnam composed of civilians trained by the Navy and working in conjunction with the Republic of Vietnam National Police. The Force was formed in 1960, and integrated into the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) in 1965.

On 9 July 1965, the VC attacked the Junk Force base on Ky Hoa Island. Marine units were sent to help repel the assault. 16 Junk Force sailors and two U.S. Navy advisers were killed in the initial attack. Three Marines were killed in clearing the VC.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

23 Jun.-8 Jul.
Operation YORKTOWN, 2/503 (173d Airborne) search and destroy SE of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11Jul.
Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-12 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 243
Location: Ban Me Thuot, Buon Ho, Mewal Plantation, Darlac Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/45, 3/45 ARVN Bns. Execution: the operation took place south of the east-west grid line AQ 30 between the Mewal Plantation and Buon Ho in coordination with HENRY CLAY. Results: 107 enemy killed, 4 detained, 17 ARVN KIA, 39 ARVN WIA.

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

New Operations today in 1966:

9 Jul.
Battle of the Minh Thanh road. As part of EL PASO II, TF DRAGOON consiting of 1/2 Inf and B & C Troops, 1/4 Cav will leave An Loc airfield (87,159) and travel to Minh Thanh (84,164) via HL-245 to provoke an ambush by the 9th VC Division. 2/2 and 1/18 at Minh Thanh, 1/28 at An Loc AF and 1/16 at Quan Loi AF (89,158) will stand ready to reinforce.

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh
Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

Other

9 Jul.
Former I Corps generals Thi, Dinh, Cao, Nhuan, and Chuan sentenced to 60 days confinement and removed from military service by special Armed Forces Disciplinary Council.

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[berto]

On This Day

10 July, 1966

Two days in, Operation Bun Kae 66-9 was an ROK (Republic of Korea) Capital Division operation in Pleiku Province. The operation, which continued into August, resulted in 106 VC and seven ROK killed.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11Jul.
Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-12 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 243
Location: Ban Me Thuot, Buon Ho, Mewal Plantation, Darlac Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/45, 3/45 ARVN Bns. Execution: the operation took place south of the east-west grid line AQ 30 between the Mewal Plantation and Buon Ho in coordination with HENRY CLAY. Results: 107 enemy killed, 4 detained, 17 ARVN KIA, 39 ARVN WIA.

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

New Operations today in 1966:

10 Jul.
Operation: POAMOHO
Location: Filhol Plantation, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 2-14 Inf

Other

10 Jul.
Two USMC A-4s from Chu Lai sink an armed motorized enemy sampan that was heading toward 2 downed USAF crewmen awaiting rescue in the water 8 miles north of the DMZ.

[jbmoore68]

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[berto]

On This Day

11 July, 1967

Operation Diamond Head was an operation conducted by the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Tây Ninh Province, lasting from 11 July to 31 October 1967. By operation's end, PAVN losses totaled 136 killed, whereas U.S. losses were 35 killed.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.

26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.

10 May-31 Jul.
Operation PAUL REVERE I begins. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating from LZ OASIS will launch a campaign along the Cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. Keeping one of its battalion in reserve at OASIS, the brigade will push its other two maneuver units to the southwest in the direction of the Ia Drang Valley. The 2d and 3d Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division will reinforce if needed.

25 May 66-8 Feb.67
Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong and Bien Hoa Provinces.

2 Jun.-13 Jul.
The 1st Infantry Division with its 1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron will mount an operation named EL PASO II to protect the allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city of An Loc and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh, Minh Thanh and Chon Thanh and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. The 9th VC Division is still believed to prepare an offensive in the area.

13 Jun.-14 Jul.
Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25th Infantry) area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia Province.

24 Jun.-15 Jul.
Operation BEAUREGARD kicks off. After a short rest, the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus 2/327) will return to the area recently occupied by the 24th PAVN Regiment and try to locate any of its elements trying to escape to Laos. Operating from Dak To, the Brigade will conduct extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the one at Dak Pek and the one at Mang Buk, reopening Route 14.

30 Jun.-31 Jul.
Operation: BENNING III Location: Route 19, Binh Dinh Province. Type: road security. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 1st Cav Div.

2-30 Jul.
Operation: HENRY CLAY Location: Chu Dle Ya Base Area, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Cav Div. Task organization: 1st Bde: 1-8 Cav, 2-8 Cav, 2-19 Art; 3d Bde: 1-7 Cav, 2-7 Cav, C/1-9 Cav, 1-21 Art;
1st Bde, 101st Abn Div: 2-327 Inf. Execution: the operation was a sweep throughout the Chu Dle Ya Base Area on the Darlac/Phu Bon boundary and west all the way to the Cambodian border but made no significant contact with the retreating enemy from
Operation NATHAN HALE. Results: 35 enemy killed, 7 detained, 1 US KIA, 20 US WIA.

3 Jul.-1 Aug
Operation: KAHANA I&II Location: Xuan Loc, Gia Ray, Vo Dat, Vo Xu, La Nga Valley, Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1st Bde, 25th Inf Div; 10th ARVN Div. Task organization: 4-9 Inf, 4-23 Inf, C/1-5 Inf (M), 7-11 Art; 52nd ARVN Regiment. Execution: The operation was mounted to locate the VC forces responsible for the 30 Jun ambush against the 4/52 ARVN Bn. The 1st Bde moved its CP to Xuan Loc to control the operation. On 5 Jul, 4-9 Inf was committed to Gia Ray and on 15 Jul the 4-23 Inf was employed in the Vo Dat-Vo Xu area. The operation also served to reopen the traffic between the La Nga Valley and Saigon. Results: 4 enemy killed, 1 detained.

4-14 Jul.
Operation: SYDNEY I
Location: Xa Binh Ba, AO GOLD, Nui Ghe, Phuoc Tuy Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 1ATF. Task organization: 5RAR, 6RAR (one Co), 105 Fld Bty, 1 APC Sqn (elts). Execution: operation took place west of Binh Ba, 7 km northwest of Nui Dat. Results: 1 enemy killed, 3 AUS WIA.

4 Jul.-27 Oct.
Operation: MACON
Location: An Hoa, My Loc, My Loc, Cu Ban, Song Thu Bon, Song Ky Lam, LZ DIXIE, LZ SAVANNAH, Quang Nam Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 9th Marines. Task organization: 1/3 Marines, 3/3 Marines, 3/9 Marines; 51st ARVN Regiment (elts). Intelligence: R20 Doc Lap Bn. Execution: the operation was mounted to intercept the R20 Bn moving from the Operation LIBERTY AO into the An Hoa Basin. Several minor contacts were made but the enemy battalion couldn't be fixed and destroyed. On 14 July, MACON was scaled down to a battalion-size operation with 3/9 protecting the An Hoa industrial complex against local guerillas. Results: 380 enemy killed, 5 detained, 24 US KIA, 72 US WIA.

5-11Jul.
Operation: BINH PHU/9/10/11 Location: Binh Dinh Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 22nd ARVN Div. Results: 137 enemy killed, 3 detained, 15 ARVN KIA, 19 ARVN WIA.

6-14 Jul.
Operation: WASHINGTON
Location: Hau Duc, Song Tranh, Do Xa Base Area, Quang Tin Province. Type: reconnaissance. Controlling headquarters: 1st Mar Div Task organization: 1st Recon Bn, 1st Force Recon Co, E/2/11 Marines. Intelligence: Military Region 5 Headquarters. Execution: This was the reconnaissance in the Do Xa Base Area originally planned for Operation KANSAS. On 6 July, the 1st Recon Bn and E/2/11 Marines were helicoptered to Hau Duc and began searching the Song Tranh Valley, soon reinforced with a platoon from the 1st Force Recon Co. Two Marines battalions were standing by at Chu Lai to reinforce if necessary but no contact developed. Results: 13 enemy killed, 4 detained, no US casualties.

7 Jul.-3 Aug.
Operation: HASTINGS/LAM SON 289
Location: Dong Ha, Cam Lo, Song Ngan ('Helicopter Valley'), the Rockpile, Hill 100, Hill 200, Hill 208, Hill 382, LZ CROW, LZ DOVE, Quang Tri Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: Task Force DELTA18; 1st ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/1 Marines (from 20 Jul), 2/1 Marines, 1/3 Marines, 2/4 Marines, 3/4 Marines, 3/5 Marines (from Operation DECKOUSE II), 3/12 Marines; 1st ARVN Div (elts). Intelligence: 90th and 812th PAVN Regiments, 324B PAVN Division. Execution: On 22 Jun, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai sent Task Unit Charlie (E/2/1 Marines, H/3/12 Marines, one platoon each from the 1st Force Recon Co and 3d Recon Bn) to Dong Ha to conduct reconnaissance patrols south of the DMZ. Soon, evidence was found that at least two regiments from the 342B PAVN Division had crossed the Ben Hai and entered Quang Tri Province. 2/1 Marines moved to Dong Ha at the end of June and on 7 Jul, the reconnaissance effort was named Operation HASTINGS. On 12 Jul, Task Force DELTA was reactivated to control the operation as the Allied determined that the 324B had established its CP on Hill 208 in the Song Ngan Valley just below the DMZ. Additional battalions were air-transported to Dong Ha and Cam Lo and on 15 Jul, 2/4 and 3/4 Marines air-assaulted into the Valley on LZ 18 Reactivated on 12 Jul. DOVE and LZ CROW respectively, meeting strong resistance. 4 CH-46s were destroyed, giving the valley its nickname. On 18 Jul, 3/4 Marines was attacked by an estimated 2 Bns on LZ CROW, killing 138 and losing 14 KIA and 49 WIA. On 24 Jul, I/3/5 Marines was ambushed near Hill 382 by the 6th Bn, 812th Regiment. 21 enemy were killed but the Marines lost 18 KIA and 82 WIA. The 1st ARVN Div operated east of the Marines and west of Route 1 in companion Operation LAM SON 289. Results: 882 enemy killed, 17 detained, 126 US KIA, 446 US WIA, 21 ARVN KIA, 40 ARVN WIA

8-12 Jul.
Operation: THANG LONG 243
Location: Ban Me Thuot, Buon Ho, Mewal Plantation, Darlac Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 23rd ARVN Div. Task organization: 1/45, 3/45 ARVN Bns. Execution: the operation took place south of the east-west grid line AQ 30 between the Mewal Plantation and Buon Ho in coordination with HENRY CLAY. Results: 107 enemy killed, 4 detained, 17 ARVN KIA, 39 ARVN WIA.

8-13 Jul.
Operation: EWA
Location: Duc Hue, Vam Co Dong, LZ TRIPLER, LZ WAIKIKI, Hau Nghia Province. Type: search and destroy. Controlling headquarters: 2d Bde, 25th Inf Div. Task organization: 1-27 Inf, A/1-8 Art. Intelligence: 267th, 269th and 506th PLAF Bns, C2 and C120 PLAF Cos. Execution: 1-27 Inf conducted this operation around Duc Hue between the Vam Co Dong and the Cambodian border. Results: 14 enemy killed, 8 detained, no friendly casualties

9-17 Jul.
Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh Province.

9 Jul.-22 Aug.
The 3rd Battalion of the ROK Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V (119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.

New Operations today in 1966:

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