Posted on Jul 8, 2018

First Americans killed in South Vietnam - Jul 08, 1959 - HISTORY.com

SP5 Mark Kuzinski

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Maj. Dale R. Ruis and Master Sgt. Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans killed in the American phase of the Vietnam War when guerrillas strike a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) compound in Bien Hoa, 20 miles northeast of Saigon. The group had arrived in South Vietnam on November 1, 1955, to provide military assistance. The organization consisted of U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel who provided advice and assistance to the Ministry of Defense, Joint General Staff, corps and division commanders, training centers, and province and district headquarters.

First Americans killed in South Vietnam - Jul 08, 1959 - HISTORY.com

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Maj Marty Hogan

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Great history read of early Vietnam. First of many.... morning Mark

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Sgt Randy Wilber

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Mark thanks for sharing history of the Vietnam War on this day in 1959, and RIP Maj Dale R Ruis, and MSgt Chester M Ovnand

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LTC Stephen Conway

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Did these two advisors get initially excluded from the Vietnam Memorial???

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SP5 Mark Kuzinski

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I don't know LTC Stephen Conway I hope not.

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LTC Stephen Conway

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I think those advisors killed before 1960 are not on the Vietnam memorial wall.

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