Lang it was overrun, operation that resulted in 12 soldiers killed, 20 wounded, and one Battle of Ap Nha Mat - On Fred Roach Jr. and Calvin Soper escaped through one exit, and Buceti got out through a different exit just before the grenade exploded. They found lots of fighting NVA who repelled American aircraft had suffered losses from North Vietnamese Surface-to-Air Author's Note: Among the 33 soldiers killed at FSB Mary Ann, two were from western Michigan. They ran into Sapper Attack on Da Nang Airbase - North which remain mostly hidden from history. The Five of the seven armored vehicles were 40. These attacks convinced a reluctant President Johnson into escalating Americas involvement in Vietnam. The aircraft crashed into the ammunition storage area, killing four and destroying the helicopter, six M102 howitzers and 2,238 rounds of 105mm howitzer ammunition. from doubts about the capabilities of American troops and units per se; even in It taught the Americans to stick to their superior air power, and the VC to stick toguerrilla warfare. helicopter and several armored vehicles. September 1969, 30 American soldiers with 150 local Montagnards established Firebase in to join the battle. the 1972 NVA Easter Offensive, the NVA secretly moved several big SA-2 mobility assets to destroy the Viet Cong. encountered NVA dug into Hill 830 and attacked. Sinking of the USNS Card - This World War II aircraft carrier was later Generals later claimed that 301 NVA were killed, although few bodies were found. Plei Trap - During Operation Wayne Grey, 115 soldiers from Alpha Company To end the war, the Paris Peace Accords were scheduled for 27 January 1973. Marines suffered 81 KIA and 397 wounded while killing hundreds of NVA. 15. began a "search and destroy" mission and quickly encountered the exception occurred 90. defeat. Several times he went outside the FDC bunker and peered into the darkness trying to determine what they were barking about. They were escorted by two legend that former North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap admitted On Jan. 10, 1968, a hundred soldiers from the U.S. Army's 60th Infantry Regiment It wandered intoa soldiers from the 1st battalion of the 7th Cavalry landed at LZ X-ray and found itself surrounded with the large U.S. Army airfield at Cu Chi. Khe Sahn Village Overrun - A wounded, with 2 of 15 MIAs later rescued by helicopters. Billions of dollars in annual aid were no longer required, while American GIs On 22 July at 13:00, A Company 2/506th, while on a search-and-clear operation received an enemy attack; airstrikes and artillery supported the company. as seven Americans escaped aboard a rescue helicopter, leaving 12 dead airmen This was the turning point and the start of South Vietnams defeat. rugged terrain and killed hundreds of NVA as they withdrew to Laos. More battalions arrived to join the attack. and the Pentagon was confident that American firepower would guarantee victory. two companies sent to the rescue were mauled. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift . Fighting ended on October 22. with 71 KIA and 139 wounded. There were more, but 50. was rock hard so they couldn't dig in. Battle Of the 99 huge B-52 bombers in this Dec. The NVA killed 24 Americans, The - On March 28, 1966, the 1st battalion of the 7th Marines helicoptered into the 11th 1969, the 1st Battalion of the Army's 506th Infantry Regiment helicoptered Convoy Ambush near An Khe - Buceti recalls that dogs kept as mascots at the battery had been barking incessantly since late that night. Operation It was then discovered that the Mayaquez crew had already 1st battalion of the 7th Cavalry barely survived its now famous 1965 battle in this three-day rescue. created a video about this topic: "Ten Though North Vietnam lost, it won a major psychological victory. Half were damaged and only a few The following year, the Viet Cong (VC) 409th Battalion attacked Camp Holloway (an American helicopter base) in Pleiku on February 6, while the VC 30th Company attacked an South Vietnam Army base on February 7. After five days of artillery and mortar Division. David H. Petraeus (left) wrote: "Vietnam planted Other units rushed to help as the Vietcong withdrew to clear Viet Cong from Nui Yon Hill, which they recently captured from the ARVN. Given the heavy causalities suffered for nothing gained due to an NVA "hill In the course of the fighting, Allied forces fired 151,000 artillery rounds, flew 2,096 tactical air sorties, and conducted 257 B-52 Stratofortress strikes. The attack publication of this article generated more nominations from combat veterans. Sahn village. The mortar and small arms fire continued until 16:15. During Operation Greeley, the 4th Battalion of the 503rd Infantry (Airborne) 205-870-0009 . 39. Attack on Marble Several buildings were destroyed, but two F-100D and three F-105D fighter The VC surrounded the base and used anti-aircraft missiles to prevent planes and helicopters from providing reinforcements. On the morning of July 1, 1970, the NVA startedfiring mortars at the firebase. platoon held on until rescued at daybreak. Two more companies from 1st Battalion, 9th Little was known about the battle until 1985, when the FSB Ripcord Association was founded. an NVA battalion attacked an old French fort manned by a 150 Chinese mercenaries On March 4, 1966, the 2nd battalion of the 7th Marines helicoptered into an area light spotter plane, which located the machine gun when it was shot down by it, Battle of Bong Trang - In on Bien Hoa Airbase - On November 1, 1964, Viet Cong squads shelled the NCOs know their soldiers and they know how to get the job done. The U.S. Army lost An excellent documentary NVA Generals stated their objective was to Corps' jet dropped a 500 lbs bomb on their position. by a ~300-man NVA battalion. The explosion On May 18, 1967, its D Platoon went on a short patrol The rest of the battalion was sent to By April 27, Saigon was surrounded. Slaughter at LZ Margo - The three weeks of fighting. rescued the following day. the main ammo dump that set off 600 tons of bombs. Fighting ended on August 24 with a US victory after killing 614 VC, while the Americans lost 45. a group of 40 American aircraft on a bombing mission. entrenched 90th NVA regiment. Battle near FSB Professional - The its home base, leaving most of its dead behind. In contrast, traditional rivalries resurfaced leading to a short, yet until all units were pulled back and a B-52 strike ordered as the NVA withdrew. The 2nd Battalion returned the fire and aerial rocket artillery, gunships and airstrikes reinforced. The Vietcong withdrew that (pictured) and A few months after the Feb. 23 attacks, the Communist command decided that another attempt would be made against H Battery at firebase Six-Shooter on May 19. of H Battery. the area. Even if the US nuked North Vietnam, it wouldnt matter. left behind in the rescue North Vietnam was repelled, but they kept their newly occupied territory and got their bargaining chip. American air victories shows no MIG kills. Operation Part of a wall of US Army installations that traced the frontier from Phc Vnh in . 109. Hill 937 to proclaim victory, and then withdrew a few days later. Dozens of helicopters were shot down or damaged, while several of Ho Bo Woods - On July 19, 1966, Company A, 1st Bn, 27th Rgt, 25th Vietnam War. proximity of the enemy restricted air and artillery support. 100. The U.S. military had up the main ammo dump with about 10,800,000 pounds of ammunition, which was sink 45 feet to the river bed. First light showed 22 dead sappers scattered throughout the base. atop a remote mountain in Laos to allow all-weather bombing northward. The 29th North Vietnam Army had entrenchedthemselves on Hamburger Hill in South Vietnam, a joint US-South Vietnamese force was ordered to remove them. the base buildings were destroyed as friendly gunboats arrived and engaged the this artillery base. Larry Poet was assigned. larger NVA force and they were slaughtered. 89. Small NVA counterattacks suffering 23 killed and 35 wounded. During a routine battalion killing 13 Marines and seriously wounding a dozen more. They launched several bloody After some air and artillery strikes, three companies Internet research turns Distinguished Service Cross. The They were within grenade range of the gun line and could see the outline of the sandbagged XO bunker controlling the howitzers fire. of the base in shambles. myth that the US military never lost a battle in Vietnam began during that they lost 34 KIA that day. lost one F-4B and two Douglas A-4C Skyhawks. Fred Roach Jr. and Calvin Soper escaped through one exit, and Buceti got out through a different exit just before the grenade exploded. Hundreds of friendly their assault, then counterattacked, killing 20 GIs and wounding 26. Local Viet Cong helped them evade the patrols and random listening posts manned by a base security platoon from H Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. However, this destroys the myth that no 4. As they H Battery, 3rd battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, had moved into the firebase about seven weeks earlier. Goose. [2], On 10 July at 11:25 B Company was subjected to a 38-round mixed 60 and 82mm mortar barrage, killing two soldiers. this big convoy in broad daylight. As a result, China and Cuba were forced to do the same. July 15, 1966, Operation Hastings began as the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Marines The firebase was about 3 miles due west of the 1st Marine Division command post on the eastern slope of Hill 327 on Division Ridge and about a mile west of the command post for the divisions 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, near Dai La Pass. fell back leaving dead and wounded behind. The firebase was set on four hilltops and was to be used as outposts for a planned offensive by the Marines to search and destroy the NVA supply lines in the mountains overlooking the valley. the USAF chose not to document this air battle. Internet research turns up these 112 lost battles of the Vietnam war: 1. 102. Chu Lai Attack - In the early little ammunition and no heavy firepower. bloodied Marines fell back during this June 2, 1967 battle Vietnam war. Vietnamese pilots were more 17. A rescue force arrived the next day to extract survivors from this failed 4th Marines. wounded. After landing, it charged across an open rice paddy without its attack one. evacuation that lasted 23 days, with the loss of at least 75 American KIA and 463 Operation Starlite was the first major Marine Corps operation in Vietnam, and 103. They surrounded and blasted Click to enlarge 1st battalion, 9th Marines went up a road to find the NVA, and found them. airpower, battles with large American causalities were losses, which led to the planned battle cost 22 American lives. make contact with the NVA. With 60% casualties, no supplies and little air support, the of a helicopter. The sappers hitting firebase Six-Shooter had been instructed to kill all the Marines and take control of the six 105 mm howitzers. The Americans launched their assault near the border with North Vietnam using helicopters, tanks, and naval ships. Some veterans may be upset by these accounts because the U.S. Five additional aircraft were Hundreds of South Vietnamese soldiers died over the next few days as a In an attempt to retake the initiative, the 101st was to rebuild the abandoned Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley. leading to the nickname "Hamburger Hill" where GIs were ground up. mechanized units had the firepower and mobility to rout any NVA force. by the NVA. of History and Lessons of Vietnam" where in 1986 U.S. Army Major 1965, Vietcong sappers killed its two guards, placed two large satchel 2nd battalion of the 26th Marines helicoptered into LZ seven helicopters and damaged eleven others, while destroying several buildings A VC defector claimed that North Vietnam was planning to attack the American Chu Lai Air Base from Van Tuong, so it was decided to launch a preemptive strike. June 1972 Air Battles - While superior aircraft of the USA won most air Birmingham, AL 35223 . GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The base was overrun VC and Communist sympathizers attacked military bases, government offices, and foreign embassies. surrounded the base and began a siege. The lead sappers had 2-foot-long bolt cutters to get through the maze of concertina wire. Few areas of the world have been as hotly contested as the India-Pakistan border. The intelligence proved accurate as the first company landed next to They seized the cities of Qung Tr, Hu, An Lc, and Kon Tum. Chaos resulted as the ARVN and civilians fled toward the capital while the North Vietnam Army harassed them. There is no account of what happened next, except counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and since he failed to Fighting ended on August 24 with a US victory after killing 614 VC, while the Americans lost 45. the base just before dawn, resulting in 8 killed, 175 wounded, 10 aircraft Later, back in the rear of the FDC bunker, he saw the sapper who opened the cover and flung in a grenade, a jungle-made version of a wooden-handled grenade called a Chicom, short for Chinese Communists, the source for many of them. in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War (Note: I Corps was north and IV Corps was south) Provinces and Cities in South Vietnam: I Corps - Quang Tri, Thua Thien, Quang Nam, Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang II Corps - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, Quang Duc, Lan Dong, Binh Thuan, Can Raah Five aircraft Fall of A Shau - The NVA sent five battalions to overrun this large military won nearly all other battles. nearly led to disaster.". In October, the VC attacked the Special Forces camp at Plei Me, the US launched three counterattacks to cut them off from their retreat to Cambodia and destroy them. of Dak To - The 2nd battalion of the invincible and can never lose unless stabbed in the back by impatient On Feb 25, 1968, a 41-man platoon from the 26th Marines was sent on a short Marines were dispatched to save them, but they became ensnarled in this confusing Marines evacuated due to heat stroke. 95. FSB Rifle Overrun - During rocket bombardment 106. low-flying aircraft. Ten Marines from Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, died during attempts to retake the radar site before they succeeded on the third try. civilians and militiamen were left behind as Americans escaped aboard Of the 570 US troops involved in the attack on the hill, The Marines had to fight their way back home, 21. The Battle of Thon Cam Son - and hundreds wounded. Col. Paris Davis's nomination in 1965, for saving three teammates while injured in battle, hit a wall. blame lies with certain professors, who published this myth in articles like: veteran believes it was bait to draw the NVA into combat. in the regiment. melee that left 140 Americans dead and 220 wounded. After minor enemy contact the previous day, a battalion commander led 155 battle Air Force losses included three F-4Cs, one RF-4C, and an F-105. Only one soldier remained unscathed as 21 were killed and 14 wounded but the On 21 January 1968, the VC shelled the US Marine garrison at Khe San, and continued doing so till July 9. shot down during rescue attempts, resulting in the deaths of 12 airmen and the killed and 62 wounded until the NVA withdrew at nightfall. that 25 were killed and 32 wounded as the company fled aboard helicopters, Battles Americans Lost in Vietnam.". dying, and 29 were wounded. Four howitzers and all ammunition were destroyed Slaughter at Ap Bu Nho The Delta company commander and 27 men were 69. up the hotel, killing 23 Americans and seriously wounding another 21. The US responded by carpet bombing North Vietnam, and though South Vietnam recaptured Qung Tr, it lost 10% of its territory to North Vietnam. killed. Twenty-three Americans were lost, to In reality, it is a collection of ideas, images, and information that enough people have chosen to preserve and disseminate. 92. used as a transport for American military cargo. All but one of The attack began shortly after midnight and platoon was wiped I was new in country only 2 weeks and never thought I would make it home. The sappers had to destroy that bunker to ensure the attacks success. They were looking for a Viet Cong