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Operation Concordia Square

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From 7–8 May, the 1/5th made a careful sweep northwest towards the 1/3 Marines. On the morning of the 9th, the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, arrived and the 2nd Brigade took over the sector from the Marines. The 3rd Marines relinquished operational control of the 1/5th and the 1/3 Marines returned to
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operational area. With few other reserves available to him, the Air Cavalry brigade provided Tompkins, not only additional troops, but a force, with sufficient helicopters, "ideally configured for operations against a retreating enemy force operating in small formations" and to "patrol large areas
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On 10 May, following overnight artillery and airstrikes on the ambush area, the 1/5th swept through the area finding 147 PAVN dead and 57 individual and ten crew-served weapons. On the night of 10 May the 2/5th conducted a company-size ambush at
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helicopter and hit eight others. By 13:00, the PAVN disengaged leaving behind an estimated 80 dead. 2nd Brigade losses were 16 dead and 52 wounded, most suffered by Company C in the first minutes of the ambush.
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on the west and the 3rd Marine Regiment in Operation Napoleon/Saline to the east. The 1/5th was responsible for the southern portion of the area of operations and established its command post at Firebase C-1
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On 12 May, after overnight artillery and airstrikes, the 1/5th swept the area finding an additional 35 PAVN dead and eight individual and one crew-served weapons.
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in Truc Kinh. Temporarily, Tompkins placed the Cavalry battalion under the operational control of the
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United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968
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On 15 May two companies from 2/5th engaged an estimated PAVN battalion near MGRS YD 248742 (
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The operation ended at 11:00 on 17 May and the 2nd Brigade returned to its base at
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On 14 May 2/5 conducted another company-size night ambush near MGRS YD 243693 (
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On 11 May Companies A, B and D 1/5th engaged a PAVN force near MGRS YD 243673 (
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effectively and move forces quickly to exploit sightings and contact."
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At 17:15 on 6 May, the first battalion of the brigade, the
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On the afternoon of 6 May 1968, in the aftermath of the
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May Offensive
Vietnam War

1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
M48s
Quảng Trị Province
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Rathvon M. Tompkins
Robert N. Mackinnon
2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
320th Division
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Vietnam War
Guerrilla phase
Laos
Biên Hòa
Đồng Khởi
Chopper
Palace Bombing
Sunrise
Shufly
Ấp Bắc
Go Cong
Hiep Hoa
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