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Remembering August 27th, 1972: Operation Linebacker I and the Resilience of the U.S. Military
In the heaviest bombing in four years, U.S. aircraft flatten North Vietnamese barracks near Hanoi and Haiphong as part of ongoing Operation Linebacker I, part of President Nixon’s response to the NVA Easter Offensive.
27.08.23 06:43 PM - Comment(s)
Shifting Skies: The U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade and Nixon's Troop Withdrawal Plan in Vietnam
On August 25th, 1971 the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade, among the first U.S. ground units sent to Vietnam, ceased combat operations and prepared to redeploy to the United States as part of Nixon’s troop withdrawal plan.
25.08.23 07:30 AM - Comment(s)
U.S. B-52 Bombing Raids along the DMZ in Vietnam
A buffer zone dividing North and South Vietnam was a zone of tension and conflict. On August 24, 1970, U.S. B-52 bombers were deployed for a series of bombing raids targeting locations within North Vietnam near the DMZ.
24.08.23 09:00 AM - Comment(s)
Marines launch Operation Starlite
After a deserter from the First Vietcong Regiment had revealed that an attack was imminent against the U.S. base at Chu Lai, the Marines launch Operation Starlite in the Van Tuong peninsula in Quang Ngai Province.
18.08.23 05:01 PM - Comment(s)