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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.
Feb 20, 2022 · Spanning May 1965 to February 1972 the 1099th Transportation Company, popularized as the “River Rats”, became the most decorated boat unit in Vietnam. Isrine’s Motto “Hit the Beach” The 1099 th Transportation Company’s roots reach back to 1953 in the form of the 159 th Transportation Battalion, activated at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
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.
Jan 31, 2018 · January 31, 2018. Commentary. On Jan. 31, 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops attacked over 100 of South Vietnam’s cities and towns. The offensive on the evening of Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year, came as a complete shock to both the United States and the Republic of Vietnam. Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the ...
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.”
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.
