Posted on Sep 7, 2015
50 years ago today, 07 SEP, in sunny Vietnam-land - Where were you?
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U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces launch Operation Pirahna on the Batangan Peninsula, 23 miles south of the Marine base at Chu Lai. This was a follow-up to Operation Starlight, which had been conducted in August. During the course of the operation, the Allied forces stormed a stronghold of the Viet Cong 1st Regiment, claiming 200 enemy dead after intense fighting.
The New York Times reported that ex-Vice President Richard Nixon said at a press conference that 125,000 American troops and an expanded bombing campaign would be sufficient to achieve victory in South Vietnam.
In 1968 there were 536,100 American troops in South Vietnam.
The New York Times reported that ex-Vice President Richard Nixon said at a press conference that 125,000 American troops and an expanded bombing campaign would be sufficient to achieve victory in South Vietnam.
In 1968 there were 536,100 American troops in South Vietnam.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S., I was starting my junior year of high school in Jacksonville, FL!
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LTC Stephen C.
We all have to start somewhere, MCPO Roger Collins! Some just get started a little sooner than others!
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I was nine and living in Texas.... was in class when JFK was murdered....
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LTC Stephen C.
Now, now, SSgt (Join to see)! President Kennedy had been dead for almost two years on 7SEP65!
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SSgt (Join to see)
Kennedy was killed in late '63... and we were in school just prior to Thanksgiving... hard to remember a lot then anyhow,,, lol.. but the Kennedy assassination was a memorable event....
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I was in boot camp starting a 24 year adventure which included membership in the Tokin Gulf Yacht club.
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Out boring holes in the ocean. Deterring foreign aggression in the nuclear world. (the best thing was no one shooting at us)
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Getting ready to see my oldest brother, a young Marine getting ready to go off to Vietnam for the first of two tours.
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