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  1. Oct 25, 2021 · The battle was a collection of fights waged simultaneously against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong from Nov. 3 to Nov. 23 on several hills near the Central Highlands town of Dak To in Kontum province, close to the point where the borders of Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam meet.

  2. From May 18 to 26, 1967, Soldiers of 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division fought a series of five battles over a period of nine days in Pleiku province near the Cambodian border. American leadership wanted to fight infiltrating North Vietnamese as close to the Cambodian border as possible to prevent them from gaining a foothold in South Vietnam.

  3. May 4, 2024 · Three men from the 4th Infantry Division would earn posthumous Medals of Honor. The 1st Brigade would earn a coveted Presidential Unit Citation for heroically disabling two full enemy regiments and curtailing an entire season’s offensive.

  4. The 4th Infantry Division deployed from Fort Lewis to Camp Enari, Pleiku, Vietnam on 25 September 1966 (The 2nd Brigade actually deployed on 21 July and arrived in Vietnam on August 2nd aboard the Nelson M Walker and was flown to Pleiku) and served more than four years, returning to Fort Carson, Colorado on 8 December 1970.

  5. The 4th Infantry Division entered combat as soon as it arrived in Vietnam, sending a brigade into War Zone C of Tay Ninh Province as part of Operation ATTLEBORO (14 September - 24 November 1966). When the bulk of the division arrived it immediately conducted a major operation near the Cambodian border in Pleiku Province, which lasted through ...

  6. Jun 4, 2024 · The US Army 4th Infantry Division is one of the most legendary units in American military history. During its deployment in Vietnam, it was responsible for some of the most challenging and dangerous missions in modern warfare. In this article, we'll take a closer look at their role during that time.

  7. Oct 21, 2021 · The 4th Infantry Division deployed from Fort Lewis to Camp Enari, Pleiku, Vietnam on 25 September 1966 and served more than four years, returning to Fort Carson, Colorado on 8 December 1970.

  8. May 7, 2001 · The ultimate security of these isolated garrisons was the responsibility of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, whose area of operations was so extensive as to include most of Kontum and Pleiku...

  9. In II CORP yesterday afternoon, a mechanized infantry convoy from an element of the 2nd Brigade, US 4th Infantry Division, was ambushed by an unknown size enemy force in an area two miles northwest of Plei Mrong, in Pleiku - Kontum Province.

  10. In early January 1967 the 4th Infantry Division moved into the western area of the Central Highlands, determined to engage the North Vietnamese Army's 1st and 10th Divisions. Operation Sam Houston began immediately, with US units clearing the highland plains of Pleiku and Kontum Provinces, preparatory to more substantial campaigns west of the ...

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