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Operation Prairie IV

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by small arms, machine guns, 57mm recoilless rifle and 82mm mortars for the loss of 2 Marines killed and 21 wounded. Artillery hit the hill throughout the night and the next day Companies M and I attacked the hill, suffering 5 KIA and 33 wounded without driving the PAVN from the crest of the hill. Companies M and I attacked unsuccessfully again on 30 May suffering 1 killed and 45 wounded. The PAVN abandoned the hill during the night of 30/31 May.
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At the conclusion of Operation Hickory, all participating units joined Prairie IV sweeping Leatherneck Square and the area southwest of Con Thien. On 28 May 3/4 Marines ran into a bunker complex on Hill 174, 6 km southwest of Con Thien. Companies M and L attacked the complex but were forced back
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breached the perimeter wire. At 04:00 two battalions of the PAVN 812th Regiment armed with flamethrowers overran the Marine stronghold. At the time of the attack the base was defended by the command element and Company D, 1/4th Marines. The well organized attack fell primarily on Company D's northern
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and Khe Sanh repeatedly in an attempt to isolate the Marines in that area. In concert with this effort the PAVN attacked Gio Linh, Camp Carroll and Dong Ha with mortars rockets and artillery. On 27/8 April approximately 850 rounds of artillery, plus 200 mortar rounds hit Gio Linh, while more than 50
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Following the attack on Con Thien, PAVN activity intensified throughout Leatherneck Square. The number and volume of artillery attacks increased greatly. More than 4200 mortar, rocket and artillery rounds were fired at Marine positions during the May. The PAVN revealed the degree and sophistication
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PAVN ground activity also increased during the period between 13 and 16 May, while clearing Route 561 from Cam Lộ to Con Thien, the 1/9th Marines made contact with a large PAVN force in well-prepared positions south of Con Thien. The PAVN retreated north in to the DMZ only after extreme pressure.
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Although contact with the PAVN was light at the beginning of the operation, reconnaissance reports indicated a PAVN buildup northwest of the Rockpile. Mortar, rocket and artillery attacks continued against Marines clearing the trace as well as against Con Thien and Gio Linh. Attacks on these two
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flying a radar-controlled mission near the southern boundary of the DMZ. As the jet approached its target, Marines saw 3 surface to air missiles (SAM) fired from positions north of the Bến Hải River. One of the missiles hit the A-4E in the first reported use of PAVN SAMs over South Vietnam.
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and an LVT-5 and one truck were destroyed by flamethrowers and satchel charges. A large number of casualties were sustained by Marines of A Company. By 09:00 some six hours later the PAVN had withdrawn leaving 197 killed and 8 prisoners. The Marines had suffered 44 killed and 110 wounded.
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positions and 1/4th Marines and the engineers became almost daily affairs and included not only mortar and rocket fire from the southern half of the DMZ, but also medium and heavy artillery fire from a growing number of fortifications north of the
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perimeter. Fierce hand-to-hand combat along the perimeter by the outnumbered Marines eventually led to repelling the initial attacking forces. A relief column from Company A was sent with an
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to allow the Marines to reinforce the northern three provinces. As a result of the northward shift of Marine forces, Colonel Robert M. Jenkins'
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Operation Prairie IV resulted in 505 PAVN killed and 8 captured for 164 Marines killed and 1240 wounded. The operation was followed by
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from 20 April until 17 May 1967. During the course of the fighting Marine casualties were 164 killed 1,240 wounded while claiming 505
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broke out in the western sector of the DMZ near Khe Sanh. in conjunction with that attack PAVN forces cut Route 9 between
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967 (Marine Corps Vietnam Operational Historical Series)
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At 03:00 on 8 May some 300 rounds of mortar and artillery fire hit Con Thien, while PAVN sappers with
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and Con Thien and provided a company as security for the Gio Linh Composite Artillery battalion.
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were placed in the northwest portion of the area of operations. The 9th Marines, using the
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and Ba Long and was responsible for providing security for the 11th Engineers who kept
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of its buildup in the area on 10 May by the destruction of a Marine
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Operation Prairie IV started on 20 April as a two regiment
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were to cover the vital piedmont area in and around
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1093: 1092: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1077:Barking Sands 1074: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1049: 1048: 1044: 1042: 1041: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1028: 1027: 1023: 1021: 1020: 1016: 1014: 1013: 1009: 1007: 1006: 1002: 1001: 1000: 999: 995: 991: 989: 988: 984: 982: 979: 977: 976: 972: 970: 969: 965: 963: 962: 958: 956: 955: 951: 949: 948: 944: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 925:2nd Prek Klok 923: 921: 920:1st Prek Klok 917: 916: 915: 914:Junction City 910: 908: 907: 903: 901: 900:Tra Binh Dong 898: 896: 895: 891: 889: 888: 884: 882: 881: 877: 875: 874: 870: 868: 867: 863: 861: 860: 859: 854: 852: 851: 847: 846: 845: 844: 838: 837:Firebase Bird 835: 833: 832: 828: 826: 823: 821: 820: 816: 814: 813: 809: 807: 806: 802: 800: 799: 795: 793: 792: 788: 786: 785: 781: 779: 778: 777: 772: 770: 769: 765: 763: 762: 758: 756: 755: 751: 749: 748: 744: 742: 741: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 723: 719: 717: 716: 712: 710: 709: 705: 703: 700: 698: 697: 693: 691: 690: 686: 684: 683: 679: 677: 676: 672: 670: 667: 665: 664: 660: 658: 657: 653: 651: 650: 646: 644: 643: 639: 637: 636: 632: 630: 629: 625: 623: 622: 618: 616: 615: 611: 609: 608: 607:Davy Crockett 604: 602: 601: 597: 595: 594: 590: 588: 585: 583: 582: 578: 576: 575: 571: 569: 568: 564: 562: 561: 557: 555: 554: 550: 548: 547: 543: 541: 538: 536: 535: 531: 529: 528: 524: 522: 521: 517: 515: 514: 510: 508: 507: 503: 501: 498: 496: 495: 491: 487: 486: 482: 481: 480: 479: 478: 473: 471: 470: 466: 464: 463: 459: 457: 456: 452: 451: 450: 449: 443: 442: 438: 436: 435: 434:Bushmaster II 431: 429: 428: 424: 422: 419: 415: 412: 411: 410: 409: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 392: 388: 386: 385: 381: 380: 379: 378: 375: 374: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 336:Camp Holloway 334: 332: 331: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 314: 309: 307: 306: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 289: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 272: 268: 266: 265: 261: 259: 258: 254: 252: 249: 247: 246: 242: 240: 237: 235: 234: 230: 228: 227: 223: 222: 221: 220: 214: 209: 205: 195: 190: 188: 183: 181: 176: 175: 172: 161: 157: 154: 153: 148: 145: 144:324B Division 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 125: 124: 119: 116: 113: 111: 108: 107: 102: 99: 98:North Vietnam 88: 86: 85:United States 75: 74: 69: 61: 58: 57: 53: 49: 46: 45: 41: 38: 37: 33: 30: 25: 20: 3182: 3151: 3108: 3099: 3091:1st Division 3084: 3079:A-4E Skyhawk 3075: 3054: 3043:On 24 April 3042: 3034: 3010:the Rockpile 3006:Mai Loc Camp 3002:Camp Carroll 2971: 2911: 2881: 2880: 2811: 2810: 2794: 2787: 2781:Pocket Money 2780: 2767: 2755: 2748: 2736: 2731:Double Eagle 2729: 2722: 2710: 2697: 2691: 2683: 2682: 2675: 2668: 2661: 2654: 2642: 2635: 2633: 2628:Enhance Plus 2626: 2620:Linebacker I 2619: 2617: 2610: 2605:Freedom Deal 2603: 2596: 2589: 2582: 2575: 2568: 2561: 2549: 2542: 2530: 2523: 2516: 2509: 2502: 2495: 2493: 2486: 2481:Flaming Dart 2479: 2474:Pony Express 2472: 2465: 2460:Pierce Arrow 2458: 2451: 2444: 2437: 2429: 2428: 2416: 2409: 2403: 2391: 2385:Ban Me Thuot 2384: 2375: 2374: 2320:Tong Le Chon 2294: 2293: 2275: 2237: 2231: 2230: 2218: 2206: 2200:FSB Mary Ann 2192: 2185: 2178: 2176: 2162: 2155: 2151:Son Tay Raid 2143: 2136: 2129: 2122: 2112:Chicago Peak 2110: 2103: 2096: 2089: 2082: 2075: 2068: 2054: 2047: 2040: 2033: 2031: 2019: 2012: 2007:Idaho Canyon 2005: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1972: 1965: 1957: 1949: 1942: 1935: 1928: 1921: 1914: 1907: 1900: 1893: 1881: 1874: 1867: 1860: 1848: 1846: 1841:Dewey Canyon 1839: 1834:Bold Mariner 1832: 1819: 1818: 1811: 1805: 1797: 1795: 1783: 1776: 1769: 1762: 1750: 1743: 1729: 1722: 1715: 1708: 1701: 1689: 1682: 1680: 1673: 1668:Nevada Eagle 1666: 1659: 1640: 1636:South Saigon 1608: 1601: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1574:Toan Thang I 1573: 1571: 1564: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1531: 1527:Lima Site 85 1519: 1507: 1500: 1493: 1486: 1472: 1470: 1454: 1416: 1409: 1390: 1383: 1370: 1369: 1363: 1357:Badger Tooth 1355: 1349: 1341: 1334: 1327: 1319: 1318: 1311: 1304: 1297: 1290: 1283: 1276: 1269: 1262: 1254: 1246: 1240:1st Loc Ninh 1227: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1192: 1190: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1162: 1150: 1143: 1136: 1131:Diamond Head 1129: 1122: 1110: 1103: 1096: 1089: 1082: 1075: 1068: 1061: 1054: 1045: 1038: 1031: 1025: 1024: 1017: 1010: 1003: 992: 985: 973: 966: 959: 952: 945: 940:2nd Bàu Bàng 913: 911: 904: 892: 885: 878: 871: 864: 857: 855: 848: 842: 841: 829: 817: 810: 803: 796: 791:Deckhouse IV 789: 782: 775: 773: 766: 761:Sunset Beach 759: 752: 745: 739: 720: 713: 706: 694: 687: 680: 673: 661: 655: 647: 640: 633: 626: 619: 612: 605: 598: 591: 579: 572: 565: 558: 551: 544: 532: 525: 518: 511: 504: 492: 485:Double Eagle 483: 476: 474: 467: 460: 453: 447: 446: 441:Harvest Moon 439: 433: 426: 421:1st Bau Bang 406: 389: 382: 376: 371: 370: 328: 312: 304: 287: 269: 263: 256: 244: 231: 224: 217: 162:: 505 killed 71:Belligerents 27:Part of the 3086:Marine and 2738:Stable Door 2724:Game Warden 2718:Vung Ro Bay 2712:Market Time 2584:Giant Lance 2570:Igloo White 2525:Tiger Hound 2504:Steel Tiger 2467:Barrel Roll 2392:Hue–Da Nang 2377:Spring 1975 2325:Trung Nghia 2299:(1973–1974) 2276:Thunderhead 2187:Finney Hill 2179:Lam Son 719 2062:FSB Ripcord 2049:Green River 1967:Lamar Plain 1951:Apache Snow 1916:Geneva Park 1902:Atlas Wedge 1785:Meade River 1717:Quyet Chien 1621:West Saigon 1603:Allen Brook 1589:Scotland II 1533:Quyet Thang 1495:Coronado XI 1343:Yellowstone 1278:Coronado IX 1185:Dragon Fire 1171:Coronado IV 1145:Coronado II 1019:Prairie III 987:Beaver Cage 880:Sam Houston 858:Cedar Falls 850:Deckhouse V 675:Nathan Hale 628:Crazy Horse 621:Paul Revere 534:Silver City 520:Cocoa Beach 208:Vietnam War 206:during the 29:Vietnam War 3189:Categories 3117:References 3062:M42 Duster 2908:Background 2750:Sea Dragon 2670:Eagle Pull 2644:Homecoming 2532:Shed Light 2453:Ranch Hand 2370:Phước Long 2360:Thượng Đức 2345:Svay Rieng 2330:Ap Da Bien 2214:Long Khánh 2091:Elk Canyon 2056:Texas Star 1895:Maine Crag 1876:Wayne Grey 1758:Thượng Đức 1429:US Embassy 1411:Coronado X 1329:Manchester 1201:Coronado V 1152:Hood River 1118:The Slopes 1047:Kingfisher 1026:Prairie IV 1012:Prairie II 894:Enterprise 798:Shenandoah 656:Lam Son II 600:Birmingham 164:9 captured 160:body count 155:164 killed 3105:Aftermath 2968:Operation 2956:from the 2924:deployed 2896:known as 2890:Con Thien 2795:End Sweep 2538:Thanh Hoa 2511:Arc Light 2488:Iron Hand 2439:Farm Gate 2398:Phan Rang 2335:Quang Duc 2220:Chenla II 1993:Utah Mesa 1764:Maui Peak 1488:Hop Tac I 1461:Quảng Trị 1350:Muscatine 1271:Lancaster 1248:MacArthur 1235:Ong Thanh 1112:Concordia 1070:Kole Kole 994:Con Thien 975:Manhattan 784:Attleboro 663:Hawthorne 642:Hardihood 614:Austin IV 587:Xa Cam My 469:Van Buren 366:Dong Xoai 299:Kien Long 294:Long Dinh 239:Đồng Khởi 3020:open to 3004:and the 2992:and the 2984:and the 2806:East Sea 2775:Đồng Hới 2769:Sealords 2702:stations 2663:New Life 2656:Babylift 2557:Yen Vien 2404:Xuân Lộc 2340:Tri Phap 2315:Hồng Ngự 2310:Cửa Việt 2255:Loc Ninh 2145:Tailwind 2124:Chenla I 1791:Hat Dich 1752:Vinh Loc 1648:Kham Duc 1596:Delaware 1552:Carentan 1480:Lo Giang 1403:Lang Vei 1392:Khe Sanh 1336:Saratoga 1313:Napoleon 1292:Santa Fe 1138:Coronado 1105:Billings 1084:Union II 1056:Crockett 1040:Kentucky 935:Suoi Tre 887:Pershing 819:Geronimo 747:Amarillo 733:Long Tan 722:Colorado 696:Hastings 669:Hill 488 574:Jackstay 567:Fillmore 513:Harrison 506:New York 455:Marauder 427:Ia Drang 414:Gang Toi 384:Starlite 346:Qui Nhơn 330:Binh Gia 319:Nam Dong 282:Hiep Hoa 233:Biên Hòa 47:Location 3095:Hickory 3018:Route 9 2938:Da Nang 2930:I Corps 2865:1973–74 2563:Niagara 2446:Chopper 2365:Phú Lộc 2355:Duc Duc 2027:LZ Kate 1980:Binh Ba 1889:Ben Het 1856:2nd Tet 1737:Duc Lap 1697:Binh An 1559:Pegasus 1509:Patrick 1502:Houston 1466:Bến Tre 1424:Da Nang 1321:Phoenix 1264:Osceola 1215:Bolling 1091:Dragnet 1033:Buffalo 1005:Hickory 954:Lejeune 873:Gadsden 831:Fairfax 805:Atlanta 715:Prairie 649:Wahiawa 635:El Paso 593:Georgia 560:Lincoln 494:Mastiff 402:Plei Me 397:An Ninh 391:Piranha 356:Sông Bé 277:Go Cong 257:Sunrise 245:Chopper 3159:  3066:LVT-5s 2980:. The 2696:& 2693:Yankee 2551:Popeye 2270:Kontum 2260:An Lộc 2226:Nui Le 1631:An Bao 1616:Dai Do 1545:Walker 1515:Tam Kỳ 1473:Coburg 1385:McLain 1364:Auburn 1285:Neosho 1255:Dak To 1222:Medina 1164:Benton 906:Bribie 866:Desoto 768:Seward 728:Duc Co 546:Oregon 361:Ba Gia 351:Ka Nak 324:An Lao 271:Ấp Bắc 264:Shufly 95:  82:  59:Result 3070:RPG-7 2744:PIRAZ 2699:Dixie 2598:Patio 2295:Post- 2170:Snuol 1691:Robin 1299:Essex 1208:Kunia 1178:Swift 1098:Akron 968:Baker 961:Union 930:Ap Gu 689:Macon 553:Texas 540:A Sau 462:Crimp 311:USNS 3157:ISBN 3064:, 2 2952:and 2922:MACV 2870:1975 2860:1972 2855:1971 2850:1970 2845:1969 2840:1968 2835:1967 2830:1966 2825:1965 2820:1964 2591:Menu 2544:Bolo 2232:1972 1703:Thor 843:1967 754:Byrd 527:Utah 448:1966 408:Hump 377:1965 313:Card 226:Laos 39:Date 2950:4th 2940:to 1455:Hue 998:DMZ 738:SS 682:Jay 288:34A 158:US 3191:: 3125:^ 3040:. 2964:. 2892:, 3176:. 3165:. 996:/ 942:) 918:( 193:e 186:t 179:v

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Vietnam War
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
United States
North Vietnam
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
1st Battalion, 4th Marines
1st Battalion, 9th Marines
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
2nd Battalion, 26th Marines
324B 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
34A
Long Dinh

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