WebClick on any Major Base/Event layer or Star When it opens ...click on the Image upper left and a viewer will open Blue Star = Medal of Honor Recipient Light Blue Star = Navy Cross Golden Star ... Web28 mrt. 2024 · "The Exchange in Vietnam is wherever the troops are - from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ." - Welcome to the Vietnam Regional Exchange associate handbook, 1970. On the day after Christmas 1965, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service took over Vietnam exchanges from the Navy, thus beginning a rapid expansion of facilities to …
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WebMilitary installations of the United States in South Vietnam (3 C, 19 P) Military installations of the United States in Thailand (1 C, 3 P) Military history of the United States during the … Web27 apr. 2015 · 58,148 were killed in Vietnam. 75,000 were severely disabled. 23,214 were 100% disabled. 5,283 lost limbs. 1,081 sustained multiple amputations. Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21. 11,465 of those killed were younger than 20 years old. Of those killed, 17,539 were married. Average age of men killed: 23.1 years. chilly morning coffee images
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WebOne of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. Based on the original concept developed by that division, firebases would move about every two days, minimizing the amount of security and … WebCharged with aggressively patrolling and protecting the various approaches and infiltration routes into the Saigon/Bien Hoa /Tan Sanh Nhout area, the 199th ’s area of operations for much of 1966-1968 consisted of some of the worst and harshest terrain in Vietnam.. The Redcatchers patrolled endless miles of rice paddies, swamps, nipa palm groves, triple … WebWhile in Vietnam, the Brigade's Area of Operations consisted mainly in the III Corps area around Saigon, Long Binh, Xuan Loc, Bien Hoa, Dinh Quan, Ho Nai, the Pineapple Region, War Zones C & D, Cambodia and the Cambodian border region itself. chilly morning means