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Operation Wallowa commences - Oct 03, 1967 - HISTORY.com
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Elements of the 1st Cavalry Division launch Operation Wallowa in South Vietnam’s northernmost provinces.
A task force was sent in to relieve pressure on the U.S. Marines, who were fighting a heavy series of engagements along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). As these operations commenced, U.S. planes raided North Vietnamese supply routes and attacked bridges only 10 miles from the Chinese frontier.
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A task force was sent in to relieve pressure on the U.S. Marines, who were fighting a heavy series of engagements along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). As these operations commenced, U.S. planes raided North Vietnamese supply routes and attacked bridges only 10 miles from the Chinese frontier.
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Operation Wallowa commences - Oct 03, 1967 - HISTORY.com
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Operation WHEELER began on September 11,19767 and it merged with Operation WALLOWA on 11 November 1967 SP5 Mark Kuzinski.
"Operation Wheeler was characterized by battalion size combat assaults of the high ground west of Tam Ky in Quang Nam province. These combat assaults were followed by search and destroy operations to find and destroy enemy forces, base camps, and fortifications. On 11 Sep 1967, the operation was launched under the control of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Operation Wallowa involved intensive surveillance of the Hiep Duc-Que Son Valley. Small units were combat assaulted into the area to find the enemy prior to the insertion of ready reaction forces. On 4 Oct 1967, the operation was begun under the control of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Ambl). On 11 November 1967 both Operations Wheeler and Wallowa were merged to facilitate coordination and control."
Here is a map of the area south of the DMZ where Operation Wheeler and Wallowa took place with some images between October and November 1967.
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"Operation Wheeler was characterized by battalion size combat assaults of the high ground west of Tam Ky in Quang Nam province. These combat assaults were followed by search and destroy operations to find and destroy enemy forces, base camps, and fortifications. On 11 Sep 1967, the operation was launched under the control of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Operation Wallowa involved intensive surveillance of the Hiep Duc-Que Son Valley. Small units were combat assaulted into the area to find the enemy prior to the insertion of ready reaction forces. On 4 Oct 1967, the operation was begun under the control of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Ambl). On 11 November 1967 both Operations Wheeler and Wallowa were merged to facilitate coordination and control."
Here is a map of the area south of the DMZ where Operation Wheeler and Wallowa took place with some images between October and November 1967.
LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski Hey there you are Mark - did you take the weekend off for a little relaxation? Thanks for the Historical Vietnam update!
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
Good morning COL Mikel J. Burroughs - take the weekend off? No way - took a trip up north with some friends to play golf on Friday, Sat. and Sunday!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - Awesome - hope you had a good game and enjoyed the weather before winter sets in!
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Long before i got over there but I remember watching in the news SP5 Mark Kuzinski. As always thanks for sharing what means so much to many of us.
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