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Famous battles in the Vietnam War included Khe Sanh, Pleiku, Hamburger Hill and Drang Valley. The biggest and most important battle of all was the Tet Offensive in 1968, with a large battle in Vietnamese imperial capital of Hue.
Pleiku, city, central Vietnam, located in the central highlands. The city has a hospital, a commercial airfield, and several air bases that are a legacy of its strategic importance during the later stages of the Vietnam War (1965–75).
Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam. It was established by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam.
Mar 11, 2021 · On March 15, 1970, the 633rd CSG and Pleiku Air Base was turned over to the former Republic of Vietnam Air Force under the Vietnamization program Operation Corona Harvest.
The Pleiku Campaign took place from 23 October to 26 November 1965. [ 1] II Corps Command named it Pleime Campaign, with a slightly different starting date of 20 October instead of 23 October, [ 2] consisted of three operations: [ 3] Operation Dân Thắng 21 (20 to 26 October 1965), the first Pleime preparatory phase, was the relief operation ...
U.S. air strikes in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. M-117 bombs explode near and on road on wooden slopes near river north of Pleiku near Dak To, on 18 August, 1968. USAF (United States Air Force) F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter aircraft drops Mark 82 (Mk.82) high-drag (HD) bombs.
This article focuses on the radio station operated by the 7th PSYOP Detachment in Pleiku and an enemy attack in March 1968 that temporarily silenced its broadcasts. It is also the story of one soldier, First Lieutenant Michal A. Merkel, one of many PSYOP soldiers who served in Vietnam and who was killed during the 24 March 1968 attack.
Famous battles in the Vietnam War included Khe Sanh, Pleiku, Hamburger Hill and Ia Drang Valley. The biggest and most important battle of all was the Tet Offensive in 1968, with a large battle in Vietnamese imperial capital of Hue.
During the construction period, a Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase was made on 6 February 1965. The attack killed nine U.S. servicemen and wounded 128 others which led to the sending of conventional American combat forces to Vietnam.
Aug 30, 2018 · These uncovered photos explore previously buried scenes of the Vietnam War, as well as the outsize role of a publication led by two tenacious women.
