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35: 175: 132: 110: 153: 85:, i.e., from March 1967 to February, 1969 were 1,419 Marines and Navy Corpsmen killed in action and 9,265 Marines and Corpsmen wounded in action. 123: 58:, in the south, making it about 6 miles (9.7 km) wide (east to west) and about 9 miles (14 km) deep north to south). 166: 20: 51: 86: 198: 112:
U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967 (Marine Corps Vietnam Operational Historical Series)
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was fought in this 54+ square mile area. The official figures on losses in all operations in this area from
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161:. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 135:
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118:. History & Museums Division, United States Marine Corps. 89:losses were put at 7,563 killed, wounded unknown. 155:U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year 8: 147: 145: 104: 102: 98: 61:Some of the heaviest fighting of the 7: 14: 173: 130: 42:The corners of the square were 19:was an area just south of the 1: 73:, through Hickory, Cimarron, 21:Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone 215: 38:Map of Leatherneck Square 152:Shulimson, Jack (1997). 87:People's Army of Vietnam 39: 109:Telfer, Gary (1984). 67:Operation Prairie III 37: 52:Đông Hà Combat Base 40: 17:Leatherneck Square 199:Vietnam War sites 48:Firebase Gio Linh 206: 183: 177: 176: 172: 160: 149: 140: 134: 133: 129: 117: 106: 214: 213: 209: 208: 207: 205: 204: 203: 189: 188: 187: 186: 174: 169: 158: 151: 150: 143: 131: 126: 115: 108: 107: 100: 95: 23:that separated 12: 11: 5: 212: 210: 202: 201: 191: 190: 185: 184: 167: 141: 124: 97: 96: 94: 91: 50:in the north, 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 211: 200: 197: 196: 194: 181: 180:public domain 170: 164: 157: 156: 148: 146: 142: 138: 137:public domain 127: 125:9781787200845 121: 114: 113: 105: 103: 99: 92: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 36: 32: 30: 29:South Vietnam 26: 25:North Vietnam 22: 18: 154: 111: 60: 41: 16: 15: 63:Vietnam War 168:0160491258 93:References 79:Kingfisher 44:Con Thien 193:Category 83:Kentucky 75:Buffalo 165:  122:  56:Cam Lộ 159:(PDF) 116:(PDF) 163:ISBN 120:ISBN 81:and 54:and 46:and 27:and 195:: 144:^ 101:^ 77:, 71:IV 31:. 182:. 171:. 139:. 128:. 69:/

Index

Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
South Vietnam

Con Thien
Firebase Gio Linh
Đông Hà Combat Base
Cam Lộ
Vietnam War
Operation Prairie III
IV
Buffalo
Kingfisher
Kentucky
People's Army of Vietnam


U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967 (Marine Corps Vietnam Operational Historical Series)
ISBN
9781787200845
public domain


U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year
ISBN
0160491258
public domain
Category
Vietnam War sites

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