Posted on Dec 27, 2017
U.S. and South Vietnamese troops attack Viet Cong stronghold - Dec 27, 1966 - HISTORY.com
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A United States and South Vietnamese joint-service operation takes place against one of the best-fortified Viet Cong strongholds, located in the U Minh Forest in the Mekong Delta, 125 miles southwest of Saigon.
U.S. warplanes dropped bombs and napalm on the forest in preparation for the assault. Then, 6,000 South Vietnamese troops attacked Viet Cong positions in the forest. The U.S. Navy also participated in the operation–on December 29, the U.S. destroyer Herbert J. Thomas shelled suspected Viet Cong positions in the same area for seven hours. The operation ended on December 31, with 104 Viet Cong reported killed and 18 captured. The operation was considered a success in weakening the communist strength in the U Minh Forest.
U.S. warplanes dropped bombs and napalm on the forest in preparation for the assault. Then, 6,000 South Vietnamese troops attacked Viet Cong positions in the forest. The U.S. Navy also participated in the operation–on December 29, the U.S. destroyer Herbert J. Thomas shelled suspected Viet Cong positions in the same area for seven hours. The operation ended on December 31, with 104 Viet Cong reported killed and 18 captured. The operation was considered a success in weakening the communist strength in the U Minh Forest.
U.S. and South Vietnamese troops attack Viet Cong stronghold - Dec 27, 1966 - HISTORY.com
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Cpl (Join to see) Erin Nelson LTC (Join to see) PO3 John Wagner Sgt Randy Wilber MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Stephen C. SGT Jim Arnold PO3 Bob McCord
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The butt kicking the VC & North Vietnamese took from the U.S. armed forces would have decimated and defeated virtually any other group or nation state. The large bomber aircraft technology took off for the U.S. during World War 2 with the development of the B-29's plus the new means of jet technology. The Japanese received an enormous amount of ordnance for about 9 months which destroyed the hearts of the large cities in Japan. The U.S. had upgraded an additional generation of war planes through out the years prior to the Vietnam War; further, the B-52 bombers came off the assembly lines by 1954 and are still being used today but accompanied by 2 further generations of bombers - the B-1 Lancer + the B-2 stealth bomber. Laos received punishment throughout the war due to sanctuary, meaning Vietnamese supply lines went into Laotian territory and fighter went into Laos to recuperate, and became the most bombed nation of the twentieth century.
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