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The Sơn Tây prison camp was a POW camp operated by North Vietnam near Sơn Tây and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of Hanoi in the late 1960s through late 1970 and again in 1975. About 65 US prisoners of war were held there during the middle of the Vietnam War.
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Dec 9, 2020 · Blueboy Platoon, shown here around Oct. 20, 1970, was one of three Green Beret platoons transported by helicopters to break into a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp on Nov. 21. Blueboy was the only one dropped right into the center of the prison compound at Son Tay. (Son Tay Raiders Association) Share This Article.
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Rescue Attempt: The Son Tay Raid In 1970, U.S. forces attempted to rescue POWs from captivity in North Vietnam. American officials decided a daring operation in the heart of North Vietnam was worth the risk, and President Richard Nixon asked the Pentagon to explore "some unconventional rescue ideas."
Dec 2, 2020 · Operation IVORY COAST was a joint special operations mission executed on November 21, 1970, to liberate American prisoners of war (POW) held at Son Tay, near Hanoi, North Vietnam. The...
Apr 10, 2008 · -- Some 37 years ago a joint raider team of Army Special Forces Soldiers and Air Force pilots and crewmembers approached the hamlet of Son Tay in North Vietnam at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 21, 1970. Flying over the hills at treetop level, the helicopters and their escorts could see the yellow lights of Hanoi winking in the cool night air.
