srch

The Mekong Delta was likely inhabited long since prehistory; the civilizations of Funan and Chenla maintained a presence in the Mekong Delta for centuries. Archaeological discoveries at Óc Eo and other Funanese sites show that the area was an important part of the Funan civilization, bustling with trading ports and canals as early as in the first century AD and extensive human settlement in ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade started out the new year on January 1, 1966, with a major strike into the Mekong Delta. Operation Marauder, as the mission was ...

... were killed and as many as 76 wounded late yesterday in a that followed an ambush by Vietcong forces 50 miles east of here in the Mekong River delta.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade started out the new year on January 1, 1966, with a major strike into the Mekong Delta. Operation Marauder, as the mission was dubbed, soon found its quarry, the VC …

Apr 25, 2018 · 20 Harrowing Pictures From The Front Lines Of Vietnam. From 1962 until his death in 1971, Larry Burrows captured some of the most powerful and brutally honest scenes from the …

The battle of Bình Giã reflected the VC's growing military strength and influence, especially in the Mekong Delta region. It was the first time the VC launched a large-scale operation, holding its …

Jan 25, 2018 · Rice fields were a common setting in which bloody battles and lethal ambushes took place. The Viet Cong used the rough terrain of the Mekong Delta to gain an advantage over the …

Oct 21, 2021 · VIETNAM WAR MAP: IV CORPS (from Newsweek – January 1, 1968) The sixteen southern provinces in and around the Mekong River delta comprise the richest part of all …

The Mekong Delta also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or South-western ... to continue battle against the VC soldiers similar as siege of An Loc.

Twelve million gallons of Agent Orange were sprayed over roughly 10 percent of South Viet Nam, from the Demilitarized Zone in the north to the Mekong Delta ...

(National Archives) The 173rd Airborne Brigade started out the new year on January 1, 1966, with a major strike into the Mekong Delta. Operation Marauder, as the mission was dubbed, soon found its quarry, the VC 267th Main Force Battalion, and a three-day battle ensued.

May 15, 1967 Dinh Tuong Province - Rach Tra Tan River An invasion of 4 major Viet Cong bases revealed by Vietnamese Intelligence. June 19, 1967 Long An Province - Rach Gia River A three day battle that left 250 Viet Cong dead and 47 U.S. dead. July 11, 1967 A fierce one day battle in Dinh Tuong Province that left 7 U.S. dead and 39 Viet Cong dead.

Jan 31, 2018 · Two of the most critical battle areas of Tet were the northernmost military region of South Vietnam (I Corps) and the southernmost (IV Corps), which contained the Mekong Delta. …

For the U.S. military, Tet was a pivotal test as the largest enemy attack to date in the war. Two of the most critical battle areas of Tet were ...

The more one studies Khmer-Vietnamese relations in the Mekong Delta, ... in the same sense after the pitched battles of the spring and early summer of 1947.

SAIGON ( UPI) A Communist force virtually wiped out a 134-man U. S. Army company before being destroyed in a Mekong Delta rice paddy battle, Ame’ican spokesmen revealed today. 11. S-. …

The VC Nam Bo ( Mekong Delta) Regional Command established a sub-command under the leadership of Trần Đình Xu, with Nguyễn Hòa as the deputy commander, and Lê Trọng Tấn as the political commissar. Their mission was to inflict damage on the regular units of the ARVN and destroy the strategic hamlets constructed by the former Ngô Đình Diệm regime.

Cong Destroys U.S. Force SAIGON ( UPI) A Communist force virtually wiped out a 134-man U. S. Army company before being destroyed in a Mekong Delta rice paddy battle, Ame’ican spokesmen revealed today. 11.

Jan 31, 2018 · In the Mekong Delta, the communists attacked 64 district capitals. Much of the defense of the delta fell upon the shoulders of U.S. Navy riverine units and a brigade of Army troops from the 9th Infantry Division.

Nov 10, 2021 · Partially covered, a dying Viet Cong guerrilla raises his hands as South Vietnamese Marines search palm groves near Long Binh in the Mekong Delta, on February 27, 1964. The …

Dinh Tuong Province - Rach Tra Tan River. An invasion of 4 major Viet Cong bases revealed by Vietnamese Intelligence. June 19, 1967. Long An Province - Rach Gia River. A three day battle …

12 Dec 1967, Saigon, South Vietnam --- United States soldier walks among dead from a clash with the Vietnamese Marine Battalion. This Battle occured in an ...