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Nov 2, 2022 · (Trail of Honor VIP: 2022) (Passed Nov. 2, 2022) Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunner’s Mate Third Class David R. Larsen, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 2 August 1969 as a member of River Division 593, River Patrol Flotilla FIVE, Task Force 116 (TF-116), while serving ...
An Unconventional Mission. The Army’s search and destroy missions in 1966 began uncovering a large network of tunnels near Saigon. III Corps estimated one such tunnel network had been made over the course of up to 20 years and had small, well-camouflaged entrances.
Nutria were introduced to Japan in 1939. They were imported from France during World War II to support food shortages as well as the fur trade. After the war in 1950, many nutria were released en masse or escaped, and became one of Japan's worst invasive species, damaging river banks, rice fields and other valuable crops.
v. t. e. Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides . It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, [1] during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. [2] It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D.
Feb 11, 2005 · As the air war over Vietnam drew to a close, the River Rat pilots were reassigned to other units. Being an F-4 Phantom II base in the 1970s (through 1986), many found their way to Ramstein and established the “Europe Rats.”
1966–9. Đồng Tâm Base Camp was established on the northern bank of the Mekong River 7 km west of Mỹ Tho upon COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland 's decision to gain full control over the upper Mekong Delta region. General Westmoreland personally took part in site selection. [1] General Westmoreland chose the name Đồng Tâm meaning ...
