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3011:. Supported by air and artillery strikes, these units carried out Phase II on the 26th, clearing Highway 19 through to An Khê so that convoys could begin to bring 1st Cavalry Division supplies and soldiers to their new base camp. With both Highway 19 and the base camp in hand, Phase III began an aggressive campaign to keep the highway open for convoys and protect the force building the division's base. Between 27 August and 1 October the 1st Brigade carried out 23
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510:
503:
496:
489:
483:
482:
477:Harvest Moon
475:
469:
462:
457:1st Bau Bang
442:
432:
425:
418:
412:
407:
406:
364:
348:
340:
323:
305:
299:
292:
280:
267:
260:
253:
175:3rd Division
91:Belligerents
18:
2955:'s base at
2774:Stable Door
2760:Game Warden
2754:Vung Ro Bay
2748:Market Time
2620:Giant Lance
2606:Igloo White
2561:Tiger Hound
2540:Steel Tiger
2503:Barrel Roll
2428:Hue–Da Nang
2413:Spring 1975
2361:Trung Nghia
2335:(1973–1974)
2312:Thunderhead
2223:Finney Hill
2215:Lam Son 719
2098:FSB Ripcord
2085:Green River
2003:Lamar Plain
1987:Apache Snow
1952:Geneva Park
1938:Atlas Wedge
1821:Meade River
1753:Quyet Chien
1657:West Saigon
1639:Allen Brook
1625:Scotland II
1569:Quyet Thang
1531:Coronado XI
1379:Yellowstone
1314:Coronado IX
1221:Dragon Fire
1207:Coronado IV
1181:Coronado II
1055:Prairie III
1023:Beaver Cage
916:Sam Houston
894:Cedar Falls
886:Deckhouse V
711:Nathan Hale
664:Crazy Horse
657:Paul Revere
570:Silver City
556:Cocoa Beach
244:Vietnam War
242:during the
33:Vietnam War
3309:Categories
3248:1586481606
3124:References
3085:body count
3009:Highway 19
2967:Background
2786:Sea Dragon
2706:Eagle Pull
2680:Homecoming
2568:Shed Light
2489:Ranch Hand
2406:Phước Long
2396:Thượng Đức
2381:Svay Rieng
2366:Ap Da Bien
2250:Long Khánh
2127:Elk Canyon
2092:Texas Star
1931:Maine Crag
1912:Wayne Grey
1794:Thượng Đức
1465:US Embassy
1447:Coronado X
1365:Manchester
1237:Coronado V
1188:Hood River
1154:The Slopes
1083:Kingfisher
1062:Prairie IV
1048:Prairie II
930:Enterprise
834:Shenandoah
692:Lam Son II
636:Birmingham
198:body count
3105:COMUSMACV
3079:Aftermath
2831:End Sweep
2574:Thanh Hoa
2547:Arc Light
2524:Iron Hand
2475:Farm Gate
2434:Phan Rang
2371:Quang Duc
2256:Chenla II
2029:Utah Mesa
1800:Maui Peak
1524:Hop Tac I
1497:Quảng Trị
1386:Muscatine
1307:Lancaster
1284:MacArthur
1271:Ong Thanh
1148:Concordia
1106:Kole Kole
1030:Con Thien
1011:Manhattan
820:Attleboro
699:Hawthorne
678:Hardihood
650:Austin IV
623:Xa Cam My
505:Van Buren
402:Dong Xoai
335:Kien Long
330:Long Dinh
275:Đồng Khởi
193:13 killed
129:Viet Cong
66:An Ninh,
3034:Vietcong
3027:(ARVN)
3005:Qui Nhơn
2925:Vietcong
2842:East Sea
2811:Đồng Hới
2805:Sealords
2738:stations
2699:New Life
2692:Babylift
2593:Yen Vien
2440:Xuân Lộc
2376:Tri Phap
2351:Hồng Ngự
2346:Cửa Việt
2291:Loc Ninh
2181:Tailwind
2160:Chenla I
1827:Hat Dich
1788:Vinh Loc
1684:Kham Duc
1632:Delaware
1588:Carentan
1516:Lo Giang
1439:Lang Vei
1428:Khe Sanh
1372:Saratoga
1349:Napoleon
1328:Santa Fe
1174:Coronado
1141:Billings
1120:Union II
1092:Crockett
1076:Kentucky
971:Suoi Tre
923:Pershing
855:Geronimo
783:Amarillo
769:Long Tan
758:Colorado
732:Hastings
705:Hill 488
610:Jackstay
603:Fillmore
549:Harrison
542:New York
491:Marauder
463:Ia Drang
450:Gang Toi
420:Starlite
382:Qui Nhơn
366:Binh Gia
355:Nam Dong
318:Hiep Hoa
269:Biên Hòa
62:Location
31:Part of
3239:126–132
3108:General
3096:Colonel
3040:(PAVN)
3013:Company
2941:Rangers
2939:(ARVN)
2901:1973–74
2599:Niagara
2482:Chopper
2401:Phú Lộc
2391:Duc Duc
2063:LZ Kate
2016:Binh Ba
1925:Ben Het
1892:2nd Tet
1773:Duc Lap
1733:Binh An
1595:Pegasus
1545:Patrick
1538:Houston
1502:Bến Tre
1460:Da Nang
1357:Phoenix
1300:Osceola
1251:Bolling
1127:Dragnet
1069:Buffalo
1041:Hickory
990:Lejeune
909:Gadsden
867:Fairfax
841:Atlanta
751:Prairie
685:Wahiawa
671:El Paso
629:Georgia
596:Lincoln
530:Mastiff
438:Plei Me
433:An Ninh
427:Piranha
392:Sông Bé
313:Go Cong
293:Sunrise
281:Chopper
169:Rangers
3272:
3245:
3212:
3158:
3029:Ranger
3019:Battle
2977:An Khê
2957:An Khê
2732:&
2729:Yankee
2587:Popeye
2306:Kontum
2296:An Lộc
2262:Nui Le
1667:An Bao
1652:Dai Do
1581:Walker
1551:Tam Kỳ
1509:Coburg
1421:McLain
1400:Auburn
1321:Neosho
1291:Dak To
1258:Medina
1200:Benton
942:Bribie
902:Desoto
804:Seward
764:Duc Co
582:Oregon
397:Ba Gia
387:Ka Nak
360:An Lao
307:Ấp Bắc
300:Shufly
114:
102:
79:Result
3115:Major
2780:PIRAZ
2735:Dixie
2634:Patio
2331:Post-
2206:Snuol
1727:Robin
1335:Essex
1244:Kunia
1214:Swift
1134:Akron
1004:Baker
997:Union
966:Ap Gu
725:Macon
589:Texas
576:A Sau
498:Crimp
347:USNS
3270:ISBN
3243:ISBN
3210:ISBN
3156:ISBN
2949:MACV
2935:and
2919:The
2906:1975
2896:1972
2891:1971
2886:1970
2881:1969
2876:1968
2871:1967
2866:1966
2861:1965
2856:1964
2627:Menu
2580:Bolo
2268:1972
1739:Thor
879:1967
790:Byrd
563:Utah
484:1966
444:Hump
413:1965
349:Card
262:Laos
54:Date
1491:Hue
1034:DMZ
774:SS
718:Jay
324:34A
196:US
3311::
3241:.
3132:^
3044:.
2963:.
2959:,
70:,
3278:.
3251:.
3218:.
3191:.
3175:.
3164:.
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229:e
222:t
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