26 MAR--This Day in US Military History

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:24:34 -0400

1966 – Operation Jackstay in Navy’s first amphibious assault in Vietnam’s inland waters.

Operation JACKSTAY begins with an amphibious assault on the Long Thanh peninsula by the US Marines. The RVN committed two Marine battalions. In late February and early March, the VC had attacked two cargo ships on the shipping channel to Saigon and MACV requested that this force be used to clear their base area. This operation, 39 miles southeast of Saigon in the Rung Sat Special Zone, is the southernmost large-scale employment of U.S. forces in Vietnam to date. It terminates on 6 April 1966. They claimed at least 63 enemy KIAs while suffering 5 US KIA, 2 US MIA and 25 US WIA.

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March 26

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Response by SSG Robert Burns made Mar 26 at 2015 1:30 PM

SSG Robert Burns — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:48 -0400

That's some good stuff. This has given me an idea for a new discussion.