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Staff Film Report 66-19A (1966)

1966 · Newsreel · 34 min

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Staff Film Report 66-19A: combat in Vietnam in April 1966 with the 1st Cavalry and 173rd Airborne, President Johnson awarding the Medal of Honor, and activities in Korea, Thailand and Santo Domingo.

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April 1966 in Vietnam · Jilly9 · 2012-01-08

Pleiku-Kontam Provinces - April 11, 1966: a ground control officer supervises the loading of U-H1D 1st Cavalry Divion as they deploy on a search & destroy mission Operation Mosby. They arrive at LZ Kim and LZ Amy near the Cambodian Border. At LZ Kim a perimeter defense is set up and a second wave arrives once it has been secured. This will be a secure base for the surrounding patrol troops. Ambushes are set up along the border, but the patrols were routine. After 3 days, the units pulled back & troops boarded Hueys to arrive at LZ Jones. A considerable amount of VC Equipment. On April 20, the…

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