In the early days of the war, the Third Marines were called into action to protect the American air base at Danang. The Third Marines were part of the first fighting forces to be inserted to Vietnam in 1965. Home Firebase List Ed Mitchell's Command Tracking Alpha Company members lost under the command of Ed Mitchell on FSB Henderson and FSB Granite: 2501 FIREBASES, BASE CAMPS AO's This page contains photos for some of the Base CampsFirebases and locations used by the 101st Airborne Division in Thua Thien Province, I Corp or Military Region 1. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z A Agent Orange Defoliantherbicide containing 2, 4, T Dioxin AK47 SovietChicom 7. PHOTO 22 A photo of Solid Anchor as the helo approachs seafloat. PHOTO 23 A View of a Canal that cuts through the Solid Anchor Site. Huge Bomb Craters from a B 52 strike are filled with mud and water. Vietnam War Chin tranh Vit Nam (); Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War: Clockwise, from top left: U. combat operations in Ia rng, ARVN Rangers defending Saigon during the 1968 Tt Offensive, two A4C Skyhawks after the Gulf of Tonkin incident, ARVN recapture Qung Tr during the 1972 Easter Offensive, civilians fleeing the 1972 Battle of Qung Tr, and burial of. THIS IS A FULL Collection of 4 pages of FIRE BASES, AIR FORCE BASES, Naval and Medical, BROWN WATER Naval, and any and all bases DOD during the Vietnam War 1963 to 1975 September 1968: First Brigade at the DMZ By September, units of the Red Devil Brigade routinely went into the DMZ [a perspective not shared and emphatically denied by our commanderinchief, but he wasn't there during tactical infantry operations, and in four days of heavy fighting, hundreds of North Vietnamese infantrymen were killed. Call Signs of the Mobile Riverine Force and other units in Vietnam. Call signs of the Mobile Riverine Force were clever names meant to confuse the enemy regarding the actual names and locations of units when communicating over the radio. 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Association. Army Terminology 1st Battalion (Mechanized) 50th Infantry The Storm Mobile Security Toolkit is mobile training on a versatile, portable Raspberry Pibased, touchscreen, tailormade system This article is about the weapons used in the Vietnam War, which involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), United States, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Thailand, and the Australian, New Zealand defence forces, and a. French Armed Forces in Indochina, The core of the French armed forces in Indochina was the Expeditionary Force. It was small, multinational and professional. The officers were almost entirely French, as were the majority of troops in the elite parachute and armor and commando units. The Arme de l'Air was also almost entirely French. COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT, VIETNAM 1969. Dedicated to those who were there. The research for this After Action Report included OPERATIONAL REPORTS, DAILY STAFF JOURNALS and DUTY OFFICER S LOGS at the Battalion, Brigade and Division levels located in the National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD. D Company, 1502d Infantry (Airmobile) 101st Infantry Division (Airmobile) Vietnam THE CHIEU HOI PROGRAM OF VIETNAM. ) This is a subject that requires an entire book to explore in depth. The Chieu Hoi (Open Arms) program was the biggest and most expensive psychological operation (PSYOP) campaign of the 10year Vietnam War. VIETNAM COMBAT OPERATIONS 1965 A chronology of Allied combat operations in Vietnam This volume is the first in a series of chronologies of Allied Medal of Honor Recipients: Vietnam War. Rank and Organization: Corporal, U. Marine Corps, Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Marine. ROSTER UPDATE POSTED July 2, 2018: 2502 Memorial at Fort Campbell PHASE 2 The Widow Maker Emblem. Click on the image for information about the Strike Force Memorial Phase 2 and a request for donations. NEW Memorial Rededication Video on Video page Websources Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 To Vietnam Veterans: Welcome Home. I wrote my Vietnam War Songs in to give one soldier's picture of the war at that time: warrier spirit, horror, fear, mystification, despair, anger, frustration, and longing for home and wife. Agent Orange Distribution In Nam click Agent Orange Website click here This site is being offered as a public service by The Battle of Ia Drang was fought November 1418, 1965, during the Vietnam War and was the first major battle to involve American troops. One theme presented by supporters of the American empire is the U. military is invincible and can never lose unless stabbed in the back by impatient politicians. Biographies (Bios are in Alphabetical Order; Click Picture to Enlarge) Barry Abrams Barry Abrams in Saigon, at left, with his good friend, John Mikesch; then Barry in later life in Paris