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On 22 May a patrol from Company A 1/4 Marines ran into a PAVN force east of Con Thien. 1/4 Marines attacked east from Con Thien, while 3/3 Marines attacked west from Strongpoint A-3. 3/9 Marines were helicoptered into blocking positions in the south, while 1/9 Marines was helicoptered into blocking positions in the north.
1 missing [1] US body count: 1,290 killed. 513 probably killed. 1 captured [1] 100 weapons recovered. Operation Buffalo (2–14 July 1967) was an operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the southern half of the Demilitarized Zone, around Con Thien .
5 captured. 1,942 estimated killed. 155 weapons recovered [2] Operation Kingfisher was a U.S. Marine Corps operation that took place during the Vietnam War. [3] The operation was carried out in the western part of "Leatherneck Square" near Con Thien, lasting from 16 July to 31 October 1967.
22 killed. US body count 304 killed. 30 captured. Operation Hickory was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Marine Division in the area around Con Thien, Quảng Trị Province known as Leatherneck Square from 18 to 28 May 1967. Operation Hickory was the first authorized incursion into the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Operation Kentucky was a multi-battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quảng Trị Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation ran from 1 November 1967 until 28 February 1969.
David Douglas Duncan's photos of the Marines at Con Thien were featured in the 27 October 1967 issue of Life magazine. CBS News broadcast a special report on 1 October, The Ordeal of Con Thien, hosted by Mike Wallace, which featured footage and interviews from the field. 11 September – 11 November 1968 101st Airborne mortar firing during ...
Firebase Gio Linh. / 16.943; 107.076 ( Firebase Gio Linh) Firebase Gio Linh (also known as FSB A-2, Alpha 2, Camp Hill, The Alamo or simply Gio Linh) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase north of Đông Hà in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam .
The 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines participated in Operation Kingfisher around Con Thien from 7–11 September 1967. [7]: 132 The 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines participated in Operation Mameluke Thrust from May–June 1968. [8]: 338–44 The 1st Battalion, 26th Marines participated in Operation Allen Brook from 26 May to 6 June 1968.