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Operation Texas (Vietnam)

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In the morning 3/7 Marines secured the village, the Vietcong had once again slipped away during the night using an extensive tunnel network. The Marines had lost 7 dead and 56 wounded while Vietcong losses were estimated at 60 dead. Northeast of Phuoc Loc the ARVN engaged a Vietcong force killing 40.
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The helicopters carrying 2/4 Marines were met with heavy machine gun fire and Company F, the first to land had to repulse Vietcong attacks on the landing zone. Artillery fire was called in on Phuoc Dinh (2) and at 12:30 2/4 Marines began their attack on the village with Company D attacking from the
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On the morning of 21 March 3/7 Marines moved southeast from Hill 141, 2/4 Marines was landed by helicopter southeast near the hamlet of Phuoc Dinh (2), while the ARVN 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment and an APC Company advanced southwest from Binh Son and the 3rd Battalion 5th Regiment advanced northwest
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In the afternoon 3/7 Marines was lifted by helicopter 9 km south to Phuoc Loc village. As the Marines advanced on the village they were met by well-entrenched Vietcong in a battle that lasted until nightfall. The Marines called in supporting fire and over 2000 artillery rounds were dropped on
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assumed command of the Marine forces, now renamed Task Force Delta. The Marines and ARVN resumed their attack at dawn but encountered little opposition as the Vietcong had slipped away during the night. The bodies of 168 Vietcong dead were found in Phuoc Dinh (2). BG English decided to extend the
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saw numerous Vietcong moving within defensive positions and the Marines were met by intense small arms fire. Company E penetrated the first layer of defenses but soon discovered 3 more lines of bunkers and barbed wire, while Company D was unable to penantrate the defenses. The 2/4 Marine command
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group was caught in a crossfire which killed or wounded 14 Marines and COL Kelley called for napalm strikes immediately in front of his positions. By 16:00 51 airstrikes and 1346 artillery rounds had been directed against the Vietcong positions and 2/4 Marines were able to disengage.
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was hit by machine gun fire and crashed killing 7 Marines and 3 crew. As they approached Xuan Hoa the force encountered well entrenched Vietcong who engaged them until nightfall when they slipped away.
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by helicopter to support the ARVN and encountered an estimated Vietcong Battalion near the hamlet of Vinh Loc (2). The Marines renewed their assault on Vinh Loc (2) the next day supported by
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landed the Marine and ARVN units at the landing zone west of Hill 141 and began moving east. Company I 3/7 Marines was landed on Hill 141 where they found the bodies of 31 of the defenders.
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North of Phuoc Dinh (2), the ARVN 5th Airborne and APC Company encountered a Vietcong Battalion near the hamlet of Khanh My (3), the Vietcong repulsed two ARVN attacks immobilising 9
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Approximately 2 km north of Phuoc Dinh (2), 3/7 Marines encountered an estimated 2 Companies of Vietcong in bunker positions, after a 3-hour battle the Vietcong broke contact.
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but the Vietcong had abandoned the village during the night leaving 69 dead, while the ARVN claimed to have killed a further 100. Marine losses were 11 dead and 45 wounded.
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Operation Texas concluded on 25 March, the Marines had suffered 99 dead and 212 wounded and claiming that the Vietcong had 283 killed. Casualties for the ARVN are unknown.
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and the ARVN 2nd Division Strike Company were deployed by helicopter to Xuan Hoa hamlet 1.5 km southeast of Phuoc Dinh (2). As they approached the landing zone a
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decided to send a reaction force to retake the outpost. The 120 man ARVN force collected from Quảng Ngãi by helicopters from
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On 28 March the ARVN 3rd Battalion 5th Regiment was attacked 1.5 km east of Phuoc Loc village. The Marines launched
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north and Companies E and F attacking east. As the Marines began their assault on the village helicopter gunships from
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1st Regiment overran the ARVN 936th Regional Force Company outpost at Hill 141 northwest of Quảng Ngãi, the ARVN
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to be deployed by helicopters, 4 km west of Hill 141 and advance east in 2 columns to retake the Hill.
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to mount a joint operation to retake the outpost. On 19 March General Lãm and Colonel
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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planned an operation similar to the recently concluded
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1570: 1567: 1566: 1565: 1564: 1563:Tet Offensive 1560: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1540: 1539: 1538: 1534: 1532: 1531: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1521: 1520: 1519: 1518: 1511: 1510: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1499: 1497: 1496: 1492: 1490: 1489: 1485: 1483: 1482: 1478: 1476: 1475: 1471: 1469: 1468: 1467: 1462: 1460: 1459: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1448: 1446: 1445: 1441: 1439: 1438: 1434: 1432: 1431: 1427: 1425: 1424: 1420: 1418: 1417: 1413: 1411: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1401: 1397: 1396: 1395: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1375: 1374:Shenandoah II 1371: 1369: 1368: 1364: 1362: 1361: 1357: 1355: 1354: 1350: 1348: 1347: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1334: 1332: 1331: 1327: 1325: 1324: 1320: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1306: 1304: 1303:Suoi Chau Pha 1301: 1299: 1298: 1294: 1292: 1291: 1287: 1285: 1284: 1280: 1278: 1277: 1273: 1271: 1270: 1269:Hong Kil Dong 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1222:Barking Sands 1219: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1193: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1182: 1180: 1179: 1175: 1173: 1172: 1168: 1166: 1165: 1161: 1159: 1158: 1154: 1152: 1151: 1147: 1146: 1145: 1144: 1140: 1136: 1134: 1133: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1103: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1094: 1093: 1089: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1070:2nd Prek Klok 1068: 1066: 1065:1st Prek Klok 1062: 1061: 1060: 1059:Junction City 1055: 1053: 1052: 1048: 1046: 1045:Tra Binh Dong 1043: 1041: 1040: 1036: 1034: 1033: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1013: 1012: 1008: 1006: 1005: 1004: 999: 997: 996: 992: 991: 990: 989: 983: 982:Firebase Bird 980: 978: 977: 973: 971: 968: 966: 965: 961: 959: 958: 954: 952: 951: 947: 945: 944: 940: 938: 937: 933: 931: 930: 926: 924: 923: 922: 917: 915: 914: 910: 908: 907: 903: 901: 900: 896: 894: 893: 889: 887: 886: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 868: 864: 862: 861: 857: 855: 854: 850: 848: 845: 843: 842: 838: 836: 835: 831: 829: 828: 824: 822: 821: 817: 815: 812: 810: 809: 805: 803: 802: 798: 796: 795: 791: 789: 788: 784: 782: 781: 777: 775: 774: 770: 768: 767: 763: 761: 760: 756: 754: 753: 752:Davy Crockett 749: 747: 746: 742: 740: 739: 735: 733: 730: 728: 727: 723: 721: 720: 716: 714: 713: 709: 707: 706: 702: 700: 699: 695: 693: 692: 688: 686: 683: 681: 680: 676: 674: 673: 669: 667: 666: 662: 660: 659: 655: 653: 652: 648: 646: 643: 641: 640: 636: 632: 631: 627: 626: 625: 624: 623: 618: 616: 615: 611: 609: 608: 604: 602: 601: 597: 596: 595: 594: 588: 587: 583: 581: 580: 579:Bushmaster II 576: 574: 573: 569: 567: 564: 560: 557: 556: 555: 554: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 537: 533: 531: 530: 526: 525: 524: 523: 520: 519: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 481:Camp Holloway 479: 477: 476: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 459: 454: 452: 451: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 434: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 417: 413: 411: 410: 406: 404: 403: 399: 397: 394: 392: 391: 387: 385: 382: 380: 379: 375: 373: 372: 368: 367: 366: 365: 359: 354: 350: 340: 335: 333: 328: 326: 321: 320: 317: 308: 304: 299: 294: 293: 288: 285:21st Regiment 282: 268: 264: 259: 253: 249: 245: 240: 234: 230: 226: 223: 222: 217: 211: 210: 205: 201: 199: 194: 188: 183: 177: 172: 167: 166: 161: 158: 157:North Vietnam 146: 136: 134: 133:South Vietnam 122: 121:United States 111: 110: 105: 97: 94: 93: 88: 84:15.19; 108.67 59: 58:South Vietnam 55: 51: 48: 47: 43: 40: 39: 35: 32: 27: 22: 3296: 3265: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3192: 3183: 3170: 3158: 3142: 3139: 3130: 3126: 3110: 3103: 3073:Wood B. Kyle 3057:2nd Division 3050: 3028: 3027: 2956: 2955: 2939: 2932: 2926:Pocket Money 2925: 2912: 2900: 2893: 2881: 2876:Double Eagle 2874: 2867: 2855: 2842: 2836: 2828: 2827: 2820: 2813: 2806: 2799: 2787: 2780: 2778: 2773:Enhance Plus 2771: 2765:Linebacker I 2764: 2762: 2755: 2750:Freedom Deal 2748: 2741: 2734: 2727: 2720: 2713: 2706: 2694: 2687: 2675: 2668: 2661: 2654: 2647: 2640: 2638: 2631: 2626:Flaming Dart 2624: 2619:Pony Express 2617: 2610: 2605:Pierce Arrow 2603: 2596: 2589: 2582: 2574: 2573: 2561: 2554: 2548: 2536: 2530:Ban Me Thuot 2529: 2520: 2519: 2465:Tong Le Chon 2439: 2438: 2420: 2382: 2376: 2375: 2363: 2351: 2345:FSB Mary Ann 2337: 2330: 2323: 2321: 2307: 2300: 2296:Son Tay Raid 2288: 2281: 2274: 2267: 2257:Chicago Peak 2255: 2248: 2241: 2234: 2227: 2220: 2213: 2199: 2192: 2185: 2178: 2176: 2164: 2157: 2152:Idaho Canyon 2150: 2143: 2136: 2129: 2117: 2110: 2102: 2094: 2087: 2080: 2073: 2066: 2059: 2052: 2045: 2038: 2026: 2019: 2012: 2005: 1993: 1991: 1986:Dewey Canyon 1984: 1979:Bold Mariner 1977: 1964: 1963: 1956: 1950: 1942: 1940: 1928: 1921: 1914: 1907: 1895: 1888: 1874: 1867: 1860: 1853: 1846: 1834: 1827: 1825: 1818: 1813:Nevada Eagle 1811: 1804: 1785: 1781:South Saigon 1753: 1746: 1739: 1732: 1725: 1719:Toan Thang I 1718: 1716: 1709: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1676: 1672:Lima Site 85 1664: 1652: 1645: 1638: 1631: 1617: 1615: 1599: 1561: 1554: 1535: 1528: 1515: 1514: 1508: 1502:Badger Tooth 1500: 1494: 1486: 1479: 1472: 1464: 1463: 1456: 1449: 1442: 1435: 1428: 1421: 1414: 1407: 1399: 1391: 1385:1st Loc Ninh 1372: 1365: 1358: 1351: 1344: 1337: 1335: 1328: 1321: 1314: 1307: 1295: 1288: 1281: 1276:Diamond Head 1274: 1267: 1255: 1248: 1241: 1234: 1227: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1190: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1162: 1155: 1148: 1137: 1130: 1118: 1111: 1104: 1097: 1090: 1085:2nd Bàu Bàng 1058: 1056: 1049: 1037: 1030: 1023: 1016: 1009: 1002: 1000: 993: 987: 986: 974: 962: 955: 948: 941: 936:Deckhouse IV 934: 927: 920: 918: 911: 906:Sunset Beach 904: 897: 890: 884: 865: 858: 851: 839: 832: 825: 818: 806: 800: 792: 785: 778: 771: 764: 757: 750: 743: 736: 724: 717: 710: 703: 697: 696: 689: 677: 670: 663: 656: 649: 637: 630:Double Eagle 628: 621: 619: 612: 605: 598: 592: 591: 586:Harvest Moon 584: 578: 571: 566:1st Bau Bang 551: 534: 527: 521: 516: 515: 473: 457: 449: 432: 414: 408: 401: 389: 376: 369: 362: 309:: 283 killed 276:1st Regiment 212: 107:Belligerents 3061:General Lãm 2883:Stable Door 2869:Game Warden 2863:Vung Ro Bay 2857:Market Time 2729:Giant Lance 2715:Igloo White 2670:Tiger Hound 2649:Steel Tiger 2612:Barrel Roll 2537:Hue–Da Nang 2522:Spring 1975 2470:Trung Nghia 2444:(1973–1974) 2421:Thunderhead 2332:Finney Hill 2324:Lam Son 719 2207:FSB Ripcord 2194:Green River 2112:Lamar Plain 2096:Apache Snow 2061:Geneva Park 2047:Atlas Wedge 1930:Meade River 1862:Quyet Chien 1766:West Saigon 1748:Allen Brook 1734:Scotland II 1678:Quyet Thang 1640:Coronado XI 1488:Yellowstone 1423:Coronado IX 1330:Dragon Fire 1316:Coronado IV 1290:Coronado II 1164:Prairie III 1132:Beaver Cage 1025:Sam Houston 1003:Cedar Falls 995:Deckhouse V 820:Nathan Hale 773:Crazy Horse 766:Paul Revere 679:Silver City 665:Cocoa Beach 353:Vietnam War 351:during the 82: / 31:Vietnam War 3317:Categories 3059:commander 3041:Quảng Ngãi 2895:Sea Dragon 2815:Eagle Pull 2789:Homecoming 2677:Shed Light 2598:Ranch Hand 2515:Phước Long 2505:Thượng Đức 2490:Svay Rieng 2475:Ap Da Bien 2359:Long Khánh 2236:Elk Canyon 2201:Texas Star 2040:Maine Crag 2021:Wayne Grey 1903:Thượng Đức 1574:US Embassy 1556:Coronado X 1474:Manchester 1346:Coronado V 1297:Hood River 1263:The Slopes 1192:Kingfisher 1171:Prairie IV 1157:Prairie II 1039:Enterprise 943:Shenandoah 801:Lam Son II 745:Birmingham 307:body count 3198:Aftermath 3095:Operation 2940:End Sweep 2683:Thanh Hoa 2656:Arc Light 2633:Iron Hand 2584:Farm Gate 2543:Phan Rang 2480:Quang Duc 2365:Chenla II 2138:Utah Mesa 1909:Maui Peak 1633:Hop Tac I 1606:Quảng Trị 1495:Muscatine 1416:Lancaster 1393:MacArthur 1380:Ong Thanh 1257:Concordia 1215:Kole Kole 1139:Con Thien 1120:Manhattan 929:Attleboro 808:Hawthorne 787:Hardihood 759:Austin IV 732:Xa Cam My 614:Van Buren 511:Dong Xoai 444:Kien Long 439:Long Dinh 384:Đồng Khởi 302:99 killed 145:Viet Cong 3189:24 March 3180:23 March 3167:22 March 3123:21 March 3100:20 March 3053:Vietcong 2951:East Sea 2920:Đồng Hới 2914:Sealords 2847:stations 2808:New Life 2801:Babylift 2702:Yen Vien 2549:Xuân Lộc 2485:Tri Phap 2460:Hồng Ngự 2455:Cửa Việt 2400:Loc Ninh 2290:Tailwind 2269:Chenla I 1936:Hat Dich 1897:Vinh Loc 1793:Kham Duc 1741:Delaware 1697:Carentan 1625:Lo Giang 1548:Lang Vei 1537:Khe Sanh 1481:Saratoga 1458:Napoleon 1437:Santa Fe 1283:Coronado 1250:Billings 1229:Union II 1201:Crockett 1185:Kentucky 1080:Suoi Tre 1032:Pershing 964:Geronimo 892:Amarillo 878:Long Tan 867:Colorado 841:Hastings 814:Hill 488 719:Jackstay 712:Fillmore 658:Harrison 651:New York 600:Marauder 572:Ia Drang 559:Gang Toi 529:Starlite 491:Qui Nhơn 475:Binh Gia 464:Nam Dong 427:Hiep Hoa 378:Biên Hòa 70:108°40′E 49:Location 29:Part of 3153:HMM-163 3065:HMM-261 3047:Prelude 3010:1973–74 2708:Niagara 2591:Chopper 2510:Phú Lộc 2500:Duc Duc 2172:LZ Kate 2125:Binh Ba 2034:Ben Het 2001:2nd Tet 1882:Duc Lap 1842:Binh An 1704:Pegasus 1654:Patrick 1647:Houston 1611:Bến Tre 1569:Da Nang 1466:Phoenix 1409:Osceola 1360:Bolling 1236:Dragnet 1178:Buffalo 1150:Hickory 1099:Lejeune 1018:Gadsden 976:Fairfax 950:Atlanta 860:Prairie 794:Wahiawa 780:El Paso 738:Georgia 705:Lincoln 639:Mastiff 547:Plei Me 542:An Ninh 536:Piranha 501:Sông Bé 422:Go Cong 402:Sunrise 390:Chopper 67:15°11′N 3273:  3031:was a 2841:& 2838:Yankee 2696:Popeye 2415:Kontum 2405:An Lộc 2371:Nui Le 1776:An Bao 1761:Dai Do 1690:Walker 1660:Tam Kỳ 1618:Coburg 1530:McLain 1509:Auburn 1430:Neosho 1400:Dak To 1367:Medina 1309:Benton 1051:Bribie 1011:Desoto 913:Seward 873:Duc Co 691:Oregon 506:Ba Gia 496:Ka Nak 469:An Lao 416:Ấp Bắc 409:Shufly 154:  130:  118:  95:Result 3221:Notes 3161:M113s 3151:from 3149:UH-34 3134:VMO-6 2889:PIRAZ 2844:Dixie 2743:Patio 2440:Post- 2315:Snuol 1836:Robin 1444:Essex 1353:Kunia 1323:Swift 1243:Akron 1113:Baker 1106:Union 1075:Ap Gu 834:Macon 698:Texas 685:A Sau 607:Crimp 456:USNS 3271:ISBN 3035:and 3015:1975 3005:1972 3000:1971 2995:1970 2990:1969 2985:1968 2980:1967 2975:1966 2970:1965 2965:1964 2736:Menu 2689:Bolo 2377:1972 1848:Thor 988:1967 899:Byrd 672:Utah 593:1966 553:Hump 522:1965 458:Card 371:Laos 41:Date 1600:Hue 1143:DMZ 883:SS 827:Jay 433:34A 305:US 3319:: 3310:. 3229:^ 3163:. 56:, 3290:. 3279:. 1141:/ 1087:) 1063:( 338:e 331:t 324:v

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Vietnam War
Quảng Ngãi Province
South Vietnam
15°11′N 108°40′E / 15.19°N 108.67°E / 15.19; 108.67
United States
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
United States
Oscar Peatross
United States
Lowell English
South Vietnam
Hoàng Xuân Lãm
United States
1st Marine Division
3rd Battalion 7th Marines
2nd Battalion 4th Marines
3rd Battalion 5th Marines
South Vietnam
2nd Infantry Division
2nd Battalion 5th Regiment
3rd Battalion 5th Regiment
South Vietnam
Airborne Division
Vietnam
United States
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