U.S. Marines in the Vietnam WarPoly (hexalene adipatepoly (hexalene adipate succinatebiodegradationKent Law School, Chicago, USA.doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(199806)36:8<1283::AID-POLA11>3.0.CO;2-2Graham A CosmasTerre...
These pages contain the memories of Marines and Corpsmen of Battalion Landing Team 2/26 -- the DMZ Rats -- who fought the Battles of LZ Margo and then endured another month of grueling combat patrols across Vietnam's DMZ during September and October 1968
U.S. Marines in South Vietnam On March 8, 3,500 US marines arrived in South Vietnam. They were the first 'official' US combat troops to be sent to the country. This dramatic escalation of the war was presented to the American public as being a short-term measure and did not cause...
Charlie Co. war criminals assigned to us — fire put out with our own canteen water — we set up where foxholes had already been dug — hot food flown in — man blown to pieces as I watched — bits of intestine land in my food ...
Ronald Winter is the author of four books including the just-released Victory Betrayed, Operation Dewey Canyon, US Marines in Vietnam, a non-fiction account of the last major, and extraordinarily successful, Marine battle of the Vietnam War.
soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen made during the Vietnam War. 'We are their legacy' Wall: Crosses honor fallen from wars back to World War I Korean and Vietnamese lawyers called on the government to investigate and provide reparations for the alleged killing of Vietnamese civilians by ...
The DMZ, called I Corps by the US Military and the 'Dead Marine Zone' by Gyrenes, saw some of the heaviest fighting during the Vietnam War. Two well-trained and professional armies, the US Marine Corps and the People's Army of Vietnam, frequently clashed over farms, hills, valleys,...
Opening with an assault on US Marines atKhe Sanh, the offensive featuredattacks by the Viet Congon cities throughout South Vietnam. Combat exploded throughout the country and saw ARVN forces hold their ground. Over the next two months, American and ARVN troops were able to turn back the Vi...
April 29th: With NVA troops approaching Saigon, US Marines begin the evacuation of Americans, foreigners and some South Vietnamese officials from the city (Operation Frequent Wind). April 30th: North Vietnamese forces capture Saigon, effectively bringing the Vietnam War to an end. The South Vie...
bombardment on the U.S. Marine garrison at Khe Sanh, located in South Vietnam near the border with Laos. For the next 77 days, U.S. Marines and their South Vietnamese allies fought off an intense siege of the garrison, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. ...