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Free-fire zone. A free-fire zone in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam War by U.S. troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20: A specific designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the ...
Portal. v. t. e. United States involvement in the Vietnam War began shortly after the end of World War II in Asia, first in an extremely limited capacity and escalating over a period of 20 years. The U.S. military presence peaked in April 1969, with 543,000 American military personnel stationed in Vietnam. [ 1]
30 January. General Nguyễn Khánh. General Nguyễn Khánh led a successful coup ousting the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh from the leadership of South Vietnam. It came less than three months after Minh's junta had come to power in a coup d'état which overthrew and killed then President Ngô Đình Diệm.
Joint warfare in South Vietnam, 1963–1969. Joint warfare in South Vietnam 1963–1969. Part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and Cold War. South Vietnam, Military Regions, 1967. Date. 1 November 1963 – 28 January 1969. (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) Location. North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.
The Vietnam War. (TV series) The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War narrated by Peter Coyote, written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA ...
Offshore naval fire played a pivotal role in the Battle of Huế in February 1968, providing accurate fire in support of the U.S. counter-offensive to retake the city. [17] Captured South Vietnamese warplanes in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam War was the first conflict that saw wide-scale tactical deployment of helicopters. [18]
Operation Greene Cyclone [ 1] 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation. Pleiku Province. Feb 10 – 28. Operation Wayne Green [ 1] 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment and 1st & 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation.
Date duration Operation name Unit(s) – description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 1965–72: Operation Footboy [1]: MACVSOG covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources