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Operation Coronado XI

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3085:(ASPB) went to the aid of the ATC and was hit by VC automatic weapons fire. They returned fire was suppressed the VC position. Ten minutes later a second ATC was fired upon and missed by a recoilless rifle. The ATC immediately returned and suppressed the fire. There were no American casualties in either attack. The American units continued their patrols without incident until 02:15 when a major action occurred as a large VC force attempted to escape. An ASPB came under heavy fire from both banks and sustained several 13–40 rocket hits, causing heavy flooding and wounding two crewmen. Other river assault craft moved into the area and suppressed the VC fire, but one ASPB sank as it was being towed by a Monitor. All crew members were rescued, but the Monitor received several hits while moving to assist the disabled ASPB. During the same period, another ASPB, operating 4 km east of the first attack, was hit by heavy VC rocket and automatic weapons fire. The boat captain and radio men were killed and the three other crewmen were wounded but were able to beach the boat. The VC attack lasted 90 minutes, with four US assault craft involved in the battle. A light helicopter fire team was called in to help to cut down the enemy fire. 3074:
northwest of Cần Thơ. Company B, 3/60th Infantry, landed under fire, suffering many wounded men and 12 damaged helicopters. Other elements of the MRF moved to support Company B; Company E was airlifted at 11:30 and landed approximately 800 m east of Company B and Company A followed at 14:05. At 15:45, more than five hours after the initial skirmish, Companies B and E were still heavily engaged and did not link up until 17:05, and because of the number of casualties sustained by Company B, it was placed under the control of Company E. Companies A, B, and E established a night defensive position and were resupplied by 22:00. The 3/47th Infantry, to the northwest encountered little fire throughout the day, and its scheme of maneuver was modified to allow it to provide additional support to the 3/60th Infantry.
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was struck by B-40 rocket rounds that penetrated the 40-mm. turret. Although seven people, including a RVNN interpreter, were wounded, the Monitor was able to suppress the communist automatic weapons and small arms fire. The patrols continued throughout the night in an effort to prevent the escape of
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The VC were unable to escape south across the Cần Thơ River and continued to suffer casualties as the American blockade was maintained successfully throughout the battle. During the night the VC continued harassing the MRF battalions with probing attacks and sniper fire. On 27 February the area was
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On 25 February the 2nd Brigade and the MRF returned to Cần Thơ after a VC mortar attack hit the airfield there killing 2 U.S., damaging 2 aircraft and destroying an ammunition dump. The 2nd Brigade swept the mortar site and on the morning of 26 February, located an entrenched VC battalion 7 km
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On 24 February the MRF conducted a waterborne cordon and search operation on the island of Cu Lao May during which both infantry battalions conducted medical and dental civil action programs at enclosures where Vietnamese were detained for questioning in an attempt to win over the population. There
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The VC characteristically used an initial heavy volume of automatic weapons fire, followed by sporadic sniper fire. Sniper fire was directed especially at unit leaders and radio operators. The VC continued to fight until the late hours of the night, from 22:00 to 24:00, they then withdrew but
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Within the Cần Thơ area, most movements by water were accomplished without significant opposition because the VC had not prepared fighting positions near the canals. However, had taken thorough defensive measures against airmobile operations conducted near open rice paddies. Bunkers were well
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VC losses were claimed by the US as 297 dead. The operation was regarded as a success because it had secured Cần Thơ and successfully penetrated areas of the Delta not previously attacked, threatening VC control of their previously secure base areas.
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Coronado XI ended on 3 March when the MRF left the Cần Thơ area for Đồng Tâm. From 4 to 6 March the force assumed the division reserve role while the 3/47th Infantry was replaced by the 4/47th Infantry in the rotation of battalions.
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battalions operated around 5 km southwest of Cần Thơ. Heavy fighting developed in the afternoon and continued into the night. The VC slipped away before dawn and only scattered groups were found by the Americans the next day.
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On 23 February, the MRF withdrew from the area. Throughout the day there was no sight of the VC or their infrastructure, as the Americans penetrated the deepest into the Mekong Delta they had been.
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Task Force 117 meanwhile had established patrols on the Cần Thơ River along the southern boundary of the operations area to prevent the communists from escaping. About 20:30 an
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and Bassac Rivers, and down the Bassac to Cần Thơ. The force arrived shortly after 13:00 on 13 February, having completed a journey of 176 km from Đồng Tâm.
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continued to harass American positions with mortar and rocket fire. All American operations conducted in the Cần Thơ area used maximum naval and air assets.
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On 19 February, at the request of the senior U.S. adviser to IV Corps, General Eckhardt, MRF units initiated joint waterborne patrols with units of the
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swept again, confirming additional VC losses and discovering caches, including 5 crew-served weapons, 16 small arms, and assorted ammunition.
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During 15–19 February, the MRF conducted river and air operations west of Cần Thơ without encountering significant VC forces. When the
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suffered a heavy VC rocket and mortar attack on 16 February, the main task of the MRF was to sweep the area around the airfield.
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to an anchorage in the vicinity of Cần Thơ. The force proceeded up the Mekong River through the waterway that connects the
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operated north of the city, sweeping to the southwest. Company A, 3/47th Infantry, found a VC cache which contained 460
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landed from boats and conducted sweeps north along the canals immediately south of Cần Thơ. Units of the ARVN
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to locate the VC's Military Region III headquarters. The 3/47th Infantry, moved into position by the
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United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968
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rounds, 90 kg explosives, 89 120-mm. mortar rounds, and 225 kg of medical supplies.
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On 22 February the MRF and RVNN armed forces initiated a riverine and air operation in
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Operation Coronado XI commenced on 12 February 1968, with the movement of the MRF from
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constructed, with good overhead protection against artillery and air strikes.
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was no military contact with the VC in this one-day operation.
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series of riverine military operations conducted by the U.S.
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On 1 March, also, other elements of the MRF and three
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River Assault Group along a 21 km stretch of the
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2017: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2005: 2001: 1999: 1998: 1994: 1990: 1989: 1985: 1984: 1983: 1982: 1978: 1976: 1975: 1971: 1969: 1968: 1964: 1962: 1961: 1957: 1955: 1954: 1950: 1948: 1947: 1943: 1941: 1940: 1936: 1934: 1933: 1929: 1927: 1926: 1922: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1914: 1913:Purple Martin 1910: 1908: 1907: 1903: 1901: 1900: 1896: 1894: 1893: 1892:Iron Mountain 1889: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1881: 1880: 1875: 1873: 1872: 1868: 1866: 1865: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1855: 1854: 1853: 1852: 1845: 1844: 1840: 1838: 1837: 1836:Taylor Common 1833: 1831: 1830: 1829: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1816: 1812: 1810: 1809: 1805: 1803: 1802: 1798: 1796: 1795: 1791: 1789: 1786: 1784: 1783: 1779: 1777: 1776: 1772: 1768: 1765: 1764: 1763: 1762: 1758: 1756: 1755: 1751: 1749: 1748: 1744: 1742: 1741: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1722: 1718: 1716: 1715: 1714: 1713:Toan Thang II 1709: 1707: 1706: 1702: 1700: 1699: 1695: 1693: 1692: 1688: 1684: 1681: 1679: 1676: 1674: 1673: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1643: 1642: 1641: 1640:May Offensive 1637: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1621: 1620: 1616: 1614: 1613: 1609: 1607: 1606: 1605: 1600: 1598: 1597: 1596:Cochise Green 1593: 1591: 1590: 1586: 1584: 1583: 1579: 1577: 1576: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1564: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1552: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1536: 1534: 1533: 1529: 1527: 1526: 1522: 1520: 1519: 1515: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1505: 1504: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1486: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1451: 1450: 1449: 1448:Tet Offensive 1445: 1443: 1442: 1438: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1425: 1424: 1423: 1419: 1417: 1416: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1406: 1405: 1404: 1403: 1396: 1395: 1391: 1389: 1388: 1384: 1382: 1381: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1370: 1368: 1367: 1363: 1361: 1360: 1356: 1354: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1345: 1344: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1326: 1324: 1323: 1319: 1317: 1316: 1312: 1310: 1309: 1305: 1303: 1302: 1298: 1296: 1295: 1291: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1281: 1280: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1261: 1260: 1259:Shenandoah II 1256: 1254: 1253: 1249: 1247: 1246: 1242: 1240: 1239: 1235: 1233: 1232: 1228: 1226: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1188:Suoi Chau Pha 1186: 1184: 1183: 1179: 1177: 1176: 1172: 1170: 1169: 1165: 1163: 1162: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1154:Hong Kil Dong 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1143: 1139: 1137: 1136: 1132: 1130: 1129: 1125: 1123: 1122: 1118: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1109: 1108: 1107:Barking Sands 1104: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1095: 1094: 1090: 1088: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1051: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1039: 1037: 1036: 1032: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1006: 1002: 1000: 999: 995: 993: 992: 988: 986: 985: 981: 979: 978: 974: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 955:2nd Prek Klok 953: 951: 950:1st Prek Klok 947: 946: 945: 944:Junction City 940: 938: 937: 933: 931: 930:Tra Binh Dong 928: 926: 925: 921: 919: 918: 914: 912: 911: 907: 905: 904: 900: 898: 897: 893: 891: 890: 889: 884: 882: 881: 877: 876: 875: 874: 868: 867:Firebase Bird 865: 863: 862: 858: 856: 853: 851: 850: 846: 844: 843: 839: 837: 836: 832: 830: 829: 825: 823: 822: 818: 816: 815: 811: 809: 808: 807: 802: 800: 799: 795: 793: 792: 788: 786: 785: 781: 779: 778: 774: 772: 771: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 753: 749: 747: 746: 742: 740: 739: 735: 733: 730: 728: 727: 723: 721: 720: 716: 714: 713: 709: 707: 706: 702: 700: 697: 695: 694: 690: 688: 687: 683: 681: 680: 676: 674: 673: 669: 667: 666: 662: 660: 659: 655: 653: 652: 648: 646: 645: 641: 639: 638: 637:Davy Crockett 634: 632: 631: 627: 625: 624: 620: 618: 615: 613: 612: 608: 606: 605: 601: 599: 598: 594: 592: 591: 587: 585: 584: 580: 578: 577: 573: 571: 568: 566: 565: 561: 559: 558: 554: 552: 551: 547: 545: 544: 540: 538: 537: 533: 531: 528: 526: 525: 521: 517: 516: 512: 511: 510: 509: 508: 503: 501: 500: 496: 494: 493: 489: 487: 486: 482: 481: 480: 479: 473: 472: 468: 466: 465: 464:Bushmaster II 461: 459: 458: 454: 452: 449: 445: 442: 441: 440: 439: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 422: 418: 416: 415: 411: 410: 409: 408: 405: 404: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 366:Camp Holloway 364: 362: 361: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 344: 339: 337: 336: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 319: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 302: 298: 296: 295: 291: 289: 288: 284: 282: 279: 277: 276: 272: 270: 267: 265: 264: 260: 258: 257: 253: 252: 251: 250: 244: 239: 235: 225: 220: 218: 213: 211: 206: 205: 202: 193: 189: 186: 185: 180: 170: 168: 164: 161: 160: 155: 151: 149: 145: 144: 139: 136: 126: 124: 123:South Vietnam 112: 111:United States 101: 100: 95: 87: 84: 83: 79: 78:South Vietnam 75: 70: 67: 66: 62: 59: 58: 54: 50: 44: 39: 36: 32: 27: 22: 3299: 3268: 3220: 3157: 3116: 3107: 3103: 3099: 3091: 3087: 3076: 3072: 3068: 3065:Second phase 3060: 3033: 3017: 3010: 2987: 2976: 2962:Bassac River 2943: 2913: 2912: 2841: 2840: 2824: 2817: 2811:Pocket Money 2810: 2797: 2785: 2778: 2766: 2761:Double Eagle 2759: 2752: 2740: 2727: 2721: 2713: 2712: 2705: 2698: 2691: 2684: 2672: 2665: 2663: 2658:Enhance Plus 2656: 2650:Linebacker I 2649: 2647: 2640: 2635:Freedom Deal 2633: 2626: 2619: 2612: 2605: 2598: 2591: 2579: 2572: 2560: 2553: 2546: 2539: 2532: 2525: 2523: 2516: 2511:Flaming Dart 2509: 2504:Pony Express 2502: 2495: 2490:Pierce Arrow 2488: 2481: 2474: 2467: 2459: 2458: 2446: 2439: 2433: 2421: 2415:Ban Me Thuot 2414: 2405: 2404: 2350:Tong Le Chon 2324: 2323: 2305: 2267: 2261: 2260: 2248: 2236: 2230:FSB Mary Ann 2222: 2215: 2208: 2206: 2192: 2185: 2181:Son Tay Raid 2173: 2166: 2159: 2152: 2142:Chicago Peak 2140: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2105: 2098: 2084: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2061: 2049: 2042: 2037:Idaho Canyon 2035: 2028: 2021: 2014: 2002: 1995: 1987: 1979: 1972: 1965: 1958: 1951: 1944: 1937: 1930: 1923: 1911: 1904: 1897: 1890: 1878: 1876: 1871:Dewey Canyon 1869: 1864:Bold Mariner 1862: 1849: 1848: 1841: 1835: 1827: 1825: 1813: 1806: 1799: 1792: 1780: 1773: 1759: 1752: 1745: 1738: 1731: 1719: 1712: 1710: 1703: 1698:Nevada Eagle 1696: 1689: 1670: 1666:South Saigon 1638: 1631: 1624: 1617: 1610: 1604:Toan Thang I 1603: 1601: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1561: 1557:Lima Site 85 1549: 1537: 1530: 1524: 1523: 1516: 1502: 1500: 1484: 1446: 1439: 1420: 1413: 1400: 1399: 1393: 1387:Badger Tooth 1385: 1379: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1349: 1348: 1341: 1334: 1327: 1320: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1292: 1284: 1276: 1270:1st Loc Ninh 1257: 1250: 1243: 1236: 1229: 1222: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1192: 1180: 1173: 1166: 1161:Diamond Head 1159: 1152: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1075: 1068: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1040: 1033: 1022: 1015: 1003: 996: 989: 982: 975: 970:2nd Bàu Bàng 943: 941: 934: 922: 915: 908: 901: 894: 887: 885: 878: 872: 871: 859: 847: 840: 833: 826: 821:Deckhouse IV 819: 812: 805: 803: 796: 791:Sunset Beach 789: 782: 775: 769: 750: 743: 736: 724: 717: 710: 703: 691: 685: 677: 670: 663: 656: 649: 642: 635: 628: 621: 609: 602: 595: 588: 581: 574: 562: 555: 548: 541: 534: 522: 515:Double Eagle 513: 506: 504: 497: 490: 483: 477: 476: 471:Harvest Moon 469: 463: 456: 451:1st Bau Bang 436: 419: 412: 406: 401: 400: 358: 342: 334: 317: 299: 293: 286: 274: 261: 254: 247: 194:: 297 killed 97:Belligerents 2768:Stable Door 2754:Game Warden 2748:Vung Ro Bay 2742:Market Time 2614:Giant Lance 2600:Igloo White 2555:Tiger Hound 2534:Steel Tiger 2497:Barrel Roll 2422:Hue–Da Nang 2407:Spring 1975 2355:Trung Nghia 2329:(1973–1974) 2306:Thunderhead 2217:Finney Hill 2209:Lam Son 719 2092:FSB Ripcord 2079:Green River 1997:Lamar Plain 1981:Apache Snow 1946:Geneva Park 1932:Atlas Wedge 1815:Meade River 1747:Quyet Chien 1651:West Saigon 1633:Allen Brook 1619:Scotland II 1563:Quyet Thang 1525:Coronado XI 1373:Yellowstone 1308:Coronado IX 1215:Dragon Fire 1201:Coronado IV 1175:Coronado II 1049:Prairie III 1017:Beaver Cage 910:Sam Houston 888:Cedar Falls 880:Deckhouse V 705:Nathan Hale 658:Crazy Horse 651:Paul Revere 564:Silver City 550:Cocoa Beach 238:Vietnam War 236:during the 35:Vietnam War 3306:Categories 3154:References 2958:Cu Lao May 2940:Background 2780:Sea Dragon 2700:Eagle Pull 2674:Homecoming 2562:Shed Light 2483:Ranch Hand 2400:Phước Long 2390:Thượng Đức 2375:Svay Rieng 2360:Ap Da Bien 2244:Long Khánh 2121:Elk Canyon 2086:Texas Star 1925:Maine Crag 1906:Wayne Grey 1788:Thượng Đức 1459:US Embassy 1441:Coronado X 1359:Manchester 1231:Coronado V 1182:Hood River 1148:The Slopes 1077:Kingfisher 1056:Prairie IV 1042:Prairie II 924:Enterprise 828:Shenandoah 686:Lam Son II 630:Birmingham 192:body count 3113:Aftermath 3056:Hiep Hung 2968:Operation 2954:Viet Cong 2944:The ARVN 2825:End Sweep 2568:Thanh Hoa 2541:Arc Light 2518:Iron Hand 2469:Farm Gate 2428:Phan Rang 2365:Quang Duc 2250:Chenla II 2023:Utah Mesa 1794:Maui Peak 1518:Hop Tac I 1491:Quảng Trị 1380:Muscatine 1301:Lancaster 1278:MacArthur 1265:Ong Thanh 1142:Concordia 1100:Kole Kole 1024:Con Thien 1005:Manhattan 814:Attleboro 693:Hawthorne 672:Hardihood 644:Austin IV 617:Xa Cam My 499:Van Buren 396:Dong Xoai 329:Kien Long 324:Long Dinh 269:Đồng Khởi 135:Viet Cong 3122:See also 2992:and the 2946:IV Corps 2836:East Sea 2805:Đồng Hới 2799:Sealords 2732:stations 2693:New Life 2686:Babylift 2587:Yen Vien 2434:Xuân Lộc 2370:Tri Phap 2345:Hồng Ngự 2340:Cửa Việt 2285:Loc Ninh 2175:Tailwind 2154:Chenla I 1821:Hat Dich 1782:Vinh Loc 1678:Kham Duc 1626:Delaware 1582:Carentan 1510:Lo Giang 1433:Lang Vei 1422:Khe Sanh 1366:Saratoga 1343:Napoleon 1322:Santa Fe 1168:Coronado 1135:Billings 1114:Union II 1086:Crockett 1070:Kentucky 965:Suoi Tre 917:Pershing 849:Geronimo 777:Amarillo 763:Long Tan 752:Colorado 726:Hastings 699:Hill 488 604:Jackstay 597:Fillmore 543:Harrison 536:New York 485:Marauder 457:Ia Drang 444:Gang Toi 414:Starlite 376:Qui Nhơn 360:Binh Gia 349:Nam Dong 312:Hiep Hoa 263:Biên Hòa 68:Location 29:Part of 3028:Monitor 2960:in the 2930:Cần Thơ 2895:1973–74 2593:Niagara 2476:Chopper 2395:Phú Lộc 2385:Duc Duc 2057:LZ Kate 2010:Binh Ba 1919:Ben Het 1886:2nd Tet 1767:Duc Lap 1727:Binh An 1589:Pegasus 1539:Patrick 1532:Houston 1496:Bến Tre 1454:Da Nang 1351:Phoenix 1294:Osceola 1245:Bolling 1121:Dragnet 1063:Buffalo 1035:Hickory 984:Lejeune 903:Gadsden 861:Fairfax 835:Atlanta 745:Prairie 679:Wahiawa 665:El Paso 623:Georgia 590:Lincoln 524:Mastiff 432:Plei Me 427:An Ninh 421:Piranha 386:Sông Bé 307:Go Cong 287:Sunrise 275:Chopper 187:Unknown 152:Unknown 74:Can Tho 3276:  3232:  2983:Mỹ Tho 2726:& 2723:Yankee 2581:Popeye 2300:Kontum 2290:An Lộc 2256:Nui Le 1661:An Bao 1646:Dai Do 1575:Walker 1545:Tam Kỳ 1503:Coburg 1415:McLain 1394:Auburn 1315:Neosho 1285:Dak To 1252:Medina 1194:Benton 936:Bribie 896:Desoto 798:Seward 758:Duc Co 576:Oregon 391:Ba Gia 381:Ka Nak 354:An Lao 301:Ấp Bắc 294:Shufly 120:  108:  85:Result 2774:PIRAZ 2729:Dixie 2628:Patio 2325:Post- 2200:Snuol 1721:Robin 1329:Essex 1238:Kunia 1208:Swift 1128:Akron 998:Baker 991:Union 960:Ap Gu 719:Macon 583:Texas 570:A Sau 492:Crimp 341:USNS 3274:ISBN 3230:ISBN 3046:and 3006:B-40 3000:and 2900:1975 2890:1972 2885:1971 2880:1970 2875:1969 2870:1968 2865:1967 2860:1966 2855:1965 2850:1964 2621:Menu 2574:Bolo 2262:1972 1733:Thor 873:1967 784:Byrd 557:Utah 478:1966 438:Hump 407:1965 343:Card 256:Laos 60:Date 2998:9th 1485:Hue 1028:DMZ 768:SS 712:Jay 318:34A 190:US 146:BG 47:An 3308:: 3254:^ 3228:. 3224:. 3178:^ 3171:. 2964:. 33:, 3293:. 3282:. 3249:. 3238:. 1026:/ 972:) 948:( 223:e 216:t 209:v

Index

Operation Coronado
Vietnam War

Assault Support Patrol Boat
Can Tho
South Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
William B. Fulton
3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment
body count
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Military engagements
Vietnam War
Guerrilla phase
Laos
Biên Hòa
Đồng Khởi
Chopper
Palace Bombing
Sunrise
Shufly
Ấp Bắc
Go Cong
Hiep Hoa
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