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  2. List of covert sites of the Laotian Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Covert sites of the Laotian Civil War were clandestine U.S. military installations for conducting covert paramilitary and combat operations in the Kingdom of Laos. Airstrips within the Kingdom of Laos were originally designated by Air America as "Site XX" (with XX being a number). In September 1961, the designation changed to "VS XX", meaning ...

  3. 1968 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides. At the end of January, the PAVN and VC launched the Tet Offensive.

  4. Operation Maui Peak - Wikipedia

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    141st Regiment. 368B Rocket Regiment. Casualties and losses. 28 killed. US body count: 202 killed. Operation Maui Peak was a US Marine Corps operation that took place near the Thường Ðức Camp southwest of Danang, during the Vietnam War. It lasted from 1 to 19 October 1968.

  5. List of ships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy - Wikipedia

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    Fleet minesweeper. USS Prowess (AM-280), later RVNS Hà Hồi (HQ-13) The Admirable -class minesweepers were 625 ton, 184-foot (56 m) ships. With a crew of 104, they had a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The main armament was a single 3"/50 caliber gun, along with 40 mm guns, and depth charges. Name.

  6. Saigon Execution - Wikipedia

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    Saigon Execution[a] is a 1968 photograph by Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams, taken during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. It depicts South Vietnamese brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan shooting Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém[b][c] near the Ấn Quang Pagoda in Saigon. The photograph was published extensively by ...

  7. Operation Starlite - Wikipedia

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    Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.

  8. 1964 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The RF-8A, flown by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Charles Klusmann, burned for 20 minutes in the air but Klusmann was able to return for a safe landing aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. [43] 23 May. Western sources estimated the PAVN to number 16 divisions totaling 280,000 men, plus militias with 180,000 men, and a border force of 20,000 men.

  9. Landing Zone English - Wikipedia

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    Length. Surface. ft. m. 3,600. 1,097. asphalt. Landing Zone English (also known as English Airfield, LZ Dog, LZ English or simply Bong Son) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in Bồng Sơn, Bình Định Province, Vietnam.

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